diff --git a/.github/actions/get-labels/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-labels/action.yml
index a38367d17..eafc8ce4b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/get-labels/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/get-labels/action.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inputs:
     required: true
   github-token:
     description: GitHub token used to authenticate with the GitHub API
-    default: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    required: true
 outputs:
   labels:
     description: Labels of the issue or pull request