diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-mt-issues-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/add-mt-issues-to-project.yml
index 5cebda89b184..f2ffc10dc646 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/add-mt-issues-to-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/add-mt-issues-to-project.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ jobs:
           # URL of the project to add issues to
           project-url: https://github.com/orgs/cockroachdb/projects/36/
           # A GitHub personal access token with write access to the project
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.ADD_TO_PROJECT_PAT }}
           # A comma-separated list of labels to use as a filter for issue to be added
           labeled: T-multitenant