diff --git a/.gitlab/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitlab/workflows/ci.yml
index 005c6017..55b688f0 100644
--- a/.gitlab/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ semantic-release:
     name: node:20.13.1@sha256:d6925dc84f8c0d1c1f8df4ea6a9a54e57d430241cb734b1b0c45ed6d26e8e9c0
   interruptible: true
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "serious-scaffold" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "ss-python" && $GITLAB_TOKEN != null
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "serious-scaffold" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "ss-python" && $PAT != null
   script:
     - >
       npx
diff --git a/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml b/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
index 6e8354bd..002d2702 100644
--- a/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ renovate:
       - renovate/cache/renovate/repository/
   image: renovate/renovate:37.368.8-full@sha256:ec42750b18504058611851753fb5822522c1999a39476eefc083be70f179a74e
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $RENOVATE_TOKEN != null
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $PAT != null
   script: renovate $RENOVATE_EXTRA_FLAG
   stage: build
   variables:
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/ci.yml.jinja b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/ci.yml.jinja
index 4089a610..66aaac9e 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/ci.yml.jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/ci.yml.jinja	
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ semantic-release:
     name: node:20.13.1@sha256:d6925dc84f8c0d1c1f8df4ea6a9a54e57d430241cb734b1b0c45ed6d26e8e9c0
   interruptible: true
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "{{ repo_namespace }}" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "{{ repo_name }}" && $GITLAB_TOKEN != null
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "{{ repo_namespace }}" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "{{ repo_name }}" && $PAT != null
   script:
     - >
       npx
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml
index 6e8354bd..002d2702 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ renovate:
       - renovate/cache/renovate/repository/
   image: renovate/renovate:37.368.8-full@sha256:ec42750b18504058611851753fb5822522c1999a39476eefc083be70f179a74e
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $RENOVATE_TOKEN != null
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $PAT != null
   script: renovate $RENOVATE_EXTRA_FLAG
   stage: build
   variables: