diff --git a/.github/workflows/health_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/health_checks.yml
index 816a79547d..bf2d63289b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/health_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/health_checks.yml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir api-validation-projects
           npx tsx scripts/check_api_changes.ts base-branch-content api-validation-projects
-  generate_changeset:
+  handle_dependabot_version_update:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
@@ -284,16 +284,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18
           cdk-version: ${{ needs.resolve_inputs.outputs.cdk_version }}
-      - name: Generate changesets for packages with version updates
+      - name: Handle Dependabot version update pull request
         run: npx tsx scripts/dependabot_handle_version_update.ts "$BASE_SHA" "$HEAD_SHA"
         env:
           BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
           HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          # The dependabot_handler_version_update script needs to add the 'run-e2e' pull request label
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   do_include_e2e:
     needs:
       - install
       - resolve_inputs
-      - generate_changeset
+      - handle_dependabot_version_update
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       # This is required so that the step can read the labels on the pull request