diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
index 42fc690..94a9e70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: frontend-build
           path: api/build
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Build, tag, and push image to Amazon ECR
         id: build-image