diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts b/packages/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts
index e239b4c9a16..0a2a1f66910 100644
--- a/packages/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts
+++ b/packages/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ export abstract class AppUpdater extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter
   addAuthHeader(token: string) {
     this.requestHeaders = Object.assign({}, this.requestHeaders, {
       authorization: token,
+
+      // for gitlab private token
+      "PRIVATE-TOKEN": token,
     })
   }