diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 64cbe409a..ebe04b3c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: ⌛ rate
         shell: pwsh
         if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}        
         run: |
           # add random sleep since we run on fixed schedule
           sleep (get-random -max 60)
diff --git a/.netconfig b/.netconfig
index cd156e456..2d5ace7ce 100644
--- a/.netconfig
+++ b/.netconfig
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@
 	skip
 [file ".github/workflows/stale.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/stale.yml
-	sha = 695ccee03855bd584a1d7e2f6a59d05e0f919ce1
-	etag = fac9da58349366f7031314cd05c8b554a262945c6e4d6bd3897906854b68153e
+	sha = 68f4c7321b9fda30af59c4797cd557d321e97256
+	etag = a6338e345de8ab01bc2630cb5b48d9cd9b4b7349159abb6db595956fb8c0315e
 	weak