diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-github-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-github-release.yaml
index 9232db36e..cf6750cb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-github-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-github-release.yaml
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           body: ${{steps.latest_release.outputs.changelog}}
           tag_name: "0.70.1"
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.SAM_GITHUB_PAT }}