diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index fbf9ddd1f127..00550afc7a0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: "grafana/grafana-github-actions"
           path: ./actions
-          # Pin the version to before https://github.com/grafana/grafana-github-actions/pull/113 because
-          # to avoid the strict rules for PR labels.
-          ref: d284afd314ca3625c23595e9f62b52d215ead7ce
       - name: Install Actions
         run: npm install --production --prefix ./actions
       - name: Run backport
         uses: ./actions/backport
         with:
-          token: ${{secrets.GH_BOT_ACCESS_TOKEN}}
-          labelsToAdd: "backport"
+          labelsToAdd: backport
+          # The provided token needs read permissions for organization members if you want to remove the default reviewers.
+          removeDefaultReviewers: false
           title: "[{{base}}] {{originalTitle}}"
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}