diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-ci-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-ci-pipeline.yml
index dffab625..f524a75b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-ci-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-ci-pipeline.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
   k8sTests:
     name: K8s Tests
     if: github.event.event_type != 'pull_request_target'
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
   awsTests:
     name: AWS Tests
     if: github.event.event_type != 'pull_request_target'
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
 
   buildTargetTests:
     name: Local Build Target Tests
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
         with:
           cloudRunnerTests: true
           versioning: None