diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a95f8f21..2ccb5ae7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         php-version: ['8.1', '8.2']
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # rr get-binary picks this env automatically
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.ci.yml up -d shlink_db_postgres