diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 956dfe3f41a..7fc5a3ec186 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr merge --auto "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN_UPDATE_GRADLE_WRAPPER}}