diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index da0714ae1f..f308c5757b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           commit=$(gh pr view $NUMBER --json mergeCommit --jq .mergeCommit.oid)
           title=$(gh pr view $NUMBER --json title --jq .title)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
index 93c4fc74fd..42e287f981 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create pull request
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           message="Prepare release ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION}"
           branch="opentelemetrybot/prepare-release-${STABLE_VERSION}-${UNSTABLE_VERSION}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
index f8edb3bef7..229c8ac7e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create pull request against the release branch
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           message="Prepare release ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION}"
           branch="opentelemetrybot/prepare-release-${STABLE_VERSION}-${UNSTABLE_VERSION}"
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create pull request against main
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           message="Update version to ${STABLE_NEXT_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_NEXT_VERSION}"
           body="Update version to \`${STABLE_NEXT_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_NEXT_VERSION}\`."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 818ccdc68a..710514df19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create pull request against main
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           message="Copy change log updates from $GITHUB_REF_NAME"
           body="Copy log updates from \`$GITHUB_REF_NAME\`."