diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c45b4ff..800483c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.PAT_TOKEN}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 ```
 
 ### Labelling