diff --git a/.github/actions/build-website/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-website/action.yml
index 144014960..3ce6bdce0 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-website/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-website/action.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ runs:
 
     - name: "Render Documentation for Terraform Components"
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        PUBLIC_REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.repo_access_token }}      
       run: |
         ./scripts/render-docs-for-components.sh