diff --git a/utils/simple-backport/changelog.sh b/utils/simple-backport/changelog.sh
index d3d9714cb04..ca2dcfffff0 100755
--- a/utils/simple-backport/changelog.sh
+++ b/utils/simple-backport/changelog.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function github_download()
     local file=${2}
     if ! [ -f "$file" ]
     then
-        if ! curl -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+        if ! curl -u "$GITHUB_USER:$GITHUB_TOKEN" \
                 -sSf "$url" \
                 > "$file"
         then