diff --git a/.github/workflows/stubsabot.yml b/.github/workflows/stubsabot.yml
index 0a0756b3c..f4a1909ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stubsabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stubsabot.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          # use an ssh key so that checks automatically run on stubsabot PRs
+          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.STUBSABOT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"