diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e6bd3941d..8a9ad248f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: npm run build
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.node }}/${{ matrix.flavor }}/backend
+        env: 
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   frontend:
     if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ops') && !contains(github.head_ref, 'ops/')"