diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-use-mise.yml b/.github/workflows/test-use-mise.yml
index 7478fb5ad..f230b4559 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-use-mise.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-use-mise.yml
@@ -58,11 +58,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Mise
         uses: ./actions/use-mise
         with:
-          github-token: ${{ github.token }}
+          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Verify github_token was forwarded to mise-action
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "${MISE_GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "::error::MISE_GITHUB_TOKEN is unset — use-mise did not forward github_token to jdx/mise-action"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Verify mise version matches pinned version
         run: |
-          expected=$(yq '.runs.steps[0].with.version' actions/use-mise/action.yml)
+          expected=$(yq '(.runs.steps[] | select(.uses | test("^jdx/mise-action"))).with.version' actions/use-mise/action.yml)
           actual=$(mise --version | awk '{print $1}')
           echo "Expected: $expected"
           echo "Actual:   $actual"
diff --git a/actions/use-mise/action.yml b/actions/use-mise/action.yml
index 226f0b802..d7c6aa98a 100644
--- a/actions/use-mise/action.yml
+++ b/actions/use-mise/action.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: 'Use Mise'
 description: 'Use Mise with a pinned version'
 inputs:
-  github-token:
+  github_token:
     description: 'Github token to use'
     required: true
   working_directory:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - uses: jdx/mise-action@1648a7812b9aeae629881980618f079932869151 # v4.0.1
       with:
-        github_token: ${{ inputs.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        github_token: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
         working_directory: ${{ inputs.working_directory }}
         version: 2026.3.13
         sha256: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' && runner.arch == 'X64' && '806790b4a71c93d20e027c40ddf38470fa6e26555275b1181a3c2ccc082ef56f' ||