diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 82a2510..d433d62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: npx semantic-release