diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-kotlin.yml b/.github/workflows/test-kotlin.yml
index 2763bae7e8a..de9abea884d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-kotlin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-kotlin.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 1
           lfs: true
           repository: github/semmle-code
+          token: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Checkout codeql-kotlin
         shell: bash