diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/stable-sync.yml
index 6dc846e3..9be9ddfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable-sync.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ on:
         type: string
         description: 'The version of github-tools to use. Defaults to main.'
         default: ${{ github.action_ref }}
+    secrets:
+      github-token:
+        description: 'GitHub token for creating pull requests'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   stable-sync:
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: steps.check-pr.outputs.result != 'true'
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
           BRANCH_NAME: stable-main-${{ inputs.semver-version }}
           VERSION: ${{ inputs.semver-version }}
         run: |