diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
index a7fe82d..cfdcab7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@f0939ea97e9205ef24d872e76833fa908a770363 # v4.0.0
 
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        if: github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'patchloom-release[bot]'
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Enable auto-merge
         if: github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'patchloom-release[bot]'
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" --repo "${{ github.repository }}"