diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-artifacthub-images.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-artifacthub-images.yaml
index f544caa41..705c92042 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-artifacthub-images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-artifacthub-images.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - id: create-pr
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5e914681df9dc83aa4e4905692ca88beb2f9e91f # v7
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }} # otherwise downstream workflows are not being run
           add-paths: |
             charts/${{ matrix.chart }}/Chart.yaml
           commit-message: "ci(${{ matrix.chart }}/artifacthub-images): Update images in 'Chart.yaml'"
@@ -61,11 +62,9 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_NUMBER"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
           merge-method: squash
       - if: ${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
-        uses: juliangruber/approve-pull-request-action@b71c44ff142895ba07fad34389f1938a4e8ee7b0 # v2.0.6
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          number: ${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
-          merge-method: squash
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_NUMBER"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-codeowners.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-codeowners.yaml
index 2de7e2abe..0cd1b00e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-codeowners.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-codeowners.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         id: create-pr
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5e914681df9dc83aa4e4905692ca88beb2f9e91f # v7
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }} # otherwise downstream workflows are not being run
           add-paths: |
             .github/CODEOWNERS
           commit-message: "ci: [bot] Update 'CODEOWNERS'"