diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-gitflow.yml b/.github/workflows/release-gitflow.yml
index 3602bf4cd9..22ad5bcb84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-gitflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-gitflow.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ concurrency: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.workflow }}
 jobs:
     merge:
         uses: matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/.github/workflows/release-gitflow.yml@develop
-        secrets: inherit
+        secrets:
+            ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
         with:
             dependencies: |
                 matrix-react-sdk