diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-mod-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/go-mod-tidy.yml
index eaaa9866d8..9f0cb39080 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-mod-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-mod-tidy.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate token # generate a token to trigger the rest of the CI tasks... https://github.com/tibdex/github-app-token
         id: generate_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1
+        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v2
         with:
           app_id: ${{ secrets.IOTA_GH_APP_ID }}
           private_key: ${{ secrets.IOTA_GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}