diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 4a58912a6..b03ca0209 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
           version: latest
       - name: Run packer init
         run: "make image/init/digitalocean"
+        env:
+          PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Get changed files in the docs folder
         id: changed-files-specific
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v36.3.0