diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign-blog-reviewers.yml b/.github/workflows/assign-blog-reviewers.yml
index 9b7ccc3c..816800d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assign-blog-reviewers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assign-blog-reviewers.yml
@@ -6,16 +6,23 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'content/blog/**'
 
-permissions:
-  pull-requests: write
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   assign-reviewers:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Generate token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@d72941d797fd3113feb6b93fd0dec494b13a2547 # v1.12.0
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.VALKEYRIE_BOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.VALKEYRIE_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Check for new technical/announcement blog posts
         uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
+          github-token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
           script: |
             const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
             const pr_number = context.payload.pull_request.number;