diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e1c11d02..7f19a897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ jobs:
           "$PYTHON" -m pip list
 
       - name: Install pip requirements
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           echo "before anything..."
           "$PYTHON" -m pip list