diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index e78571a2f..a34e60c8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         KONG_TEST_GATEWAY_OPERATOR_IMAGE_LOAD: gateway-operator:e2e-${{ github.sha }}
         GOTESTSUM_JUNITFILE: "e2e-tests.xml"
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: upload diagnostics
       if: always()