diff --git a/.github/workflows/sponsors.yml b/.github/workflows/sponsors.yml
index 74b2a72cd..a0ff18f31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sponsors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sponsors.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ jobs:
           author: "github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
           labels: "ignore-for-release"
           delete-branch: true
-          draft: always-true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}