diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f2fd593e..fcac81a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -197,10 +197,20 @@ jobs:
 
           rm -rf *.deb
 
+      - name: Mint bot token
+        id: bot-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.SIA_CI_BOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SIA_CI_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@22a9089034f40e5a961c8808d113e2c98fb63676 # v7.0.11
         id: create_pr
         with:
+          token: ${{ steps.bot-token.outputs.token }}
           delete-branch: true
           commit-message: '${{ env.PROJECT }}: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}'
           title: '${{ env.PROJECT }} (${{ env.RELEASE_COMPONENT }}): ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}'
@@ -208,6 +218,7 @@ jobs:
           branch: ${{ env.PROJECT }}/update/${{env.RELEASE_COMPONENT }}/${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
           base: master
       - name: Automerge
+        if: steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number != ''
         run: gh pr merge --merge --auto "${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN }}
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+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.bot-token.outputs.token }}
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