diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index 7ddce5000a..a58ed983c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     name: R CMD Check 🧬
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/build-check-install.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
       additional-env-vars: |
         _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_REMOTE_=false
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Coverage 📔
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   linter:
     if: github.event_name != 'push'
     name: SuperLinter 🦸‍♀️
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Roxygen 🅾
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/roxygen.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
       auto-update: true
   gitleaks:
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'push'
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/version-bump.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   version:
     name: Version Check 🏁
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/version.yaml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 6cf36699e4..e27f37df0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Pkgdown Docs 📚
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
       default-landing-page: latest-tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
index fd7ccf68e1..13d41bf153 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ name: Integration Tests 🧪
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '45 3 * * 0'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   dependency-test:
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/verdepcheck.yaml@main
     name: Dependency Test - ${{ matrix.test-strategy }} 🔢
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       GCHAT_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.GCHAT_WEBHOOK }}
     with:
       strategy: ${{ matrix.test-strategy }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index be5e46a1da..8b09558dfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: release
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/build-check-install.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
       skip-r-cmd-check: true
       skip-r-cmd-install: true
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: release
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
       default-landing-page: latest-tag
   validation:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: release
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/validation.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   release:
     name: Create release 🎉
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/release.yaml@main
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release, docs]
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/build-check-install.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
       additional-env-vars: |
         _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_REMOTE_=false
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release, docs]
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml@main
     secrets:
-      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}