diff --git a/mini-e2e-helm.groovy b/mini-e2e-helm.groovy
index d69ff47dd..ca3914eaf 100644
--- a/mini-e2e-helm.groovy
+++ b/mini-e2e-helm.groovy
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ node('cico-workspace') {
 			skip_e2e = 1
 			return
 		}
+
+		// "github-api-token" is a secret text credential configured in Jenkins
+		env.GITHUB_API_TOKEN = credentials("github-api-token")
+
 		skip_e2e = sh(
 			script: "./scripts/get_github_labels.py --id=${ghprbPullId} --has-label=ci/skip/e2e",
 			returnStatus: true)
diff --git a/mini-e2e.groovy b/mini-e2e.groovy
index cecb03b75..d4fc56a6a 100644
--- a/mini-e2e.groovy
+++ b/mini-e2e.groovy
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ node('cico-workspace') {
 			skip_e2e = 1
 			return
 		}
+
+		// "github-api-token" is a secret text credential configured in Jenkins
+		env.GITHUB_API_TOKEN = credentials("github-api-token")
+
 		skip_e2e = sh(
 			script: "./scripts/get_github_labels.py --id=${ghprbPullId} --has-label=ci/skip/e2e",
 			returnStatus: true)
diff --git a/upgrade-tests.groovy b/upgrade-tests.groovy
index a53580182..ad814cad1 100644
--- a/upgrade-tests.groovy
+++ b/upgrade-tests.groovy
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ node('cico-workspace') {
 			skip_e2e = 1
 			return
 		}
+
+		// "github-api-token" is a secret text credential configured in Jenkins
+		env.GITHUB_API_TOKEN = credentials("github-api-token")
+
 		skip_e2e = sh(
 			script: "./scripts/get_github_labels.py --id=${ghprbPullId} --has-label=ci/skip/e2e",
 			returnStatus: true)