diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-macos.yaml
index eb139677e7..cc4b318250 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos.yaml
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ "${{ matrix.version }}" != "release" ]; then
             # coreutils provides a readlink that supports `-f`
             brew install coreutils docker docker-machine
-            docker-machine --github-api-token="${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" create --driver virtualbox default
+            docker-machine --github-api-token="${{ secrets.DATALAD_GITHUB_TOKEN }}" create --driver virtualbox default
             eval "$(docker-machine env default)"
             export PATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
             curl -fSsL \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template/build-{{ostype}}.yaml.j2 b/.github/workflows/template/build-{{ostype}}.yaml.j2
index 126ffdc19e..0dba436a97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template/build-{{ostype}}.yaml.j2
+++ b/.github/workflows/template/build-{{ostype}}.yaml.j2
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ jobs:
             {% if ostype == "macos" %}
             # coreutils provides a readlink that supports `-f`
             brew install coreutils docker docker-machine
-            docker-machine --github-api-token="${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" create --driver virtualbox default
+            docker-machine --github-api-token="${{ secrets.DATALAD_GITHUB_TOKEN }}" create --driver virtualbox default
             eval "$(docker-machine env default)"
             export PATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
             {% endif %}