diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index c6fcf64..16383cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # GH_TOKEN needed to trigger follow up worlflow: https://github.com/fastify/github-action-merge-dependabot/issues/134
 
       - name: Approve a PR
         continue-on-error: true
         run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Needed to push to GitHub
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # GH_TOKEN needed to approve PR as code owner on protected branches
 
       - name: '🧹 Cleanup workspace'
         uses: ATOS-Actions/clean-self-hosted-runner@v1