diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index ba56b0c5cd0f..07cfb6bb83e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Get last 5 commits and their checks
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           # Get the last 5 commits
           commits=$(gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/commits --jq '.[0:5] | .[].sha')