diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-action-local.yml b/.github/workflows/test-action-local.yml
index f2f0291..d537f83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-action-local.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-action-local.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         json-output-path: 'stats.json'
         update-readme: 'true'
         readme-path: 'Test-Readme.md'
-        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        github-token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Check generated outputs
       run: |
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "=== Validating stats.json ==="
         test -f stats.json || (echo "❌ stats.json not found" && exit 1)
-        jq -e 'type == "array" and length >= 1' stats.json > /dev/null || (echo "❌ stats.json not in expected format" && exit 1)
\ No newline at end of file
+        jq -e 'type == "array" and length >= 1' stats.json > /dev/null || (echo "❌ stats.json not in expected format" && exit 1)