diff --git a/.github/workflows/php.yml b/.github/workflows/php.yml
index 7d0460a68..6b2505c77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          # super-linter needs the full git history to get the
+          # list of files that changed across commits
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Lint Code Base
         uses: super-linter/super-linter/slim@v6
         env:
+          # To report GitHub Actions status checks
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          LINTER_RULES_PATH: 'tools/linters'
           LOG_LEVEL: NOTICE
           VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: true
-          LINTER_RULES_PATH: 'tools/linters'
           VALIDATE_BASH: true
           VALIDATE_BASH_EXEC: true
           VALIDATE_JSON: true