diff --git a/.github/workflows/gha-e2e-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/gha-e2e-tests.yaml
index d1a8bffd..5fd3af44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gha-e2e-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gha-e2e-tests.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run default setup test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh default-setup
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   default-setup:
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run single namespace setup test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh single-namespace-setup
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   single-namespace-setup:
@@ -271,6 +275,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run dind mode setup test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh dind-mode-setup
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   dind-mode-setup:
@@ -384,6 +390,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run kubernetes mode setup test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh kubernetes-mode-setup
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   kubernetes-mode-setup:
@@ -506,6 +514,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run single namespace setup test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh single-namespace-setup
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   auth-proxy-setup:
@@ -630,6 +640,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run anonymous proxy setup test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh anonymous-proxy-setup
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   anonymous-proxy-setup:
@@ -748,6 +760,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run self signed CA setup test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh self-signed-ca-setup
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   self-signed-ca-setup:
@@ -891,6 +905,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run update strategy test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh update-strategy
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   update-strategy-tests:
@@ -1084,6 +1100,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run init with min runners test
         run: hack/e2e-test.sh init-with-min-runners
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{steps.config-token.outputs.token}}"
         shell: bash
 
   init-with-min-runners: