diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 52747fcb..7ffb0054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
         with:
           run_install: |
@@ -26,5 +28,6 @@ jobs:
           commit: Release to npm
           publish: "pnpm publish:ci"
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # Use private access token so Github can trigger another workflow from this one
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}