diff --git a/.github/workflows/crontab_new_template_renewal.yml b/.github/workflows/crontab_new_template_renewal.yml
index 0b46f4ee..c2db82fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crontab_new_template_renewal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crontab_new_template_renewal.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,3 @@ jobs:
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
           title: update `cargo near new` template `image` and `image_digest` 
-        env:
-          # https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/issues/48#issuecomment-536204092
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/Cargo.toml.template b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/Cargo.toml.template
index 22fa32ef..6551d104 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/Cargo.toml.template
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/Cargo.toml.template
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 image = "sourcescan/cargo-near:0.10.1-rust-1.82.0"
 # tag after colon above serves only descriptive purpose; image is identified by digest
 image_digest = "sha256:48206ab74c774cb03394ef84f0c5e0b458a071331164b5da853de06f3510cbf8"
+# list of environment variables names, whose values, if set, will be used as external build parameters
+# in a reproducible manner
+# supported by `sourcescan/cargo-near:0.10.1-rust-1.82.0` image or later images
+passed_env = []
 # build command inside of docker container 
 # if docker image from default gallery is used https://hub.docker.com/r/sourcescan/cargo-near/tags,
 # the command may be any combination of flags of `cargo-near`,