diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-specs.yml b/.github/workflows/update-specs.yml
index 7e6120c7..0234259c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-specs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-specs.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,23 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Get token
+        id: get_token
+        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@3beb63f4bd073e61482598c45c71c1019b59b73a # v2.1.0
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ secrets.OBS_AUTOMATION_APP_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.OBS_AUTOMATION_APP_PEM }}
+          permissions: >-
+            {
+              "contents": "write",
+              "pull_requests": "write"
+            }
+
       - uses: elastic/oblt-actions/updatecli/run@v1
         with:
           command: "--experimental apply --config .github/update-specs.yml"
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.UPDATECLI_GH_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.get_token.outputs.token }}
 
       - if: failure()
         uses: elastic/oblt-actions/slack/send@v1