diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 25ed839..332848a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build (private)
         uses: taiki-e/upload-rust-binary-action@v1
+        env:
+          # https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html#netgit-fetch-with-cli -- `git clone` uses private access token
+          CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI: true
         with:
           dry-run: true
           bin: steel