diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify-irc.yaml b/.github/workflows/notify-irc.yaml
index 0c8ca60aa3b..ce6dbea6edc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notify-irc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notify-irc.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           #notice: true
           channel: "#xbps"
           nickname: void-packages
+          sasl_password: ${{ secrets.freenode_password_void_packages }}
           tls: true
           message: "${{ github.actor }} pushed ${{ github.event.compare }}"
       - name: irc pull request
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           #notice: true
           channel: "#xbps"
           nickname: void-packages
+          sasl_password: ${{ secrets.freenode_password_void_packages }}
           tls: true
           message: "${{ github.actor }} ${{ github.event.action }} pull request #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} “${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}”"
       - name: irc issue
@@ -36,5 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           #notice: true
           channel: "#xbps"
           nickname: void-packages
+          sasl_password: ${{ secrets.freenode_password_void_packages }}
           tls: true
           message: "${{ github.actor }} ${{ github.event.action }} issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }} “${{ github.event.issue.title }}”"