diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-readme-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-readme-dependencies.yml
index 5141452..50be6cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-readme-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-readme-dependencies.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ jobs:
           branch: auto/sync-readme-dependencies
           title: "Sync README dependencies"
           body: "Automated update of the Python Dependencies section in README.md to match `requirements.txt`."
-          labels: documentation
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+          labels: documentation
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}