diff --git a/packages/conventional-github-releaser/src/cli.js b/packages/conventional-github-releaser/src/cli.js
index ea15f54b..ee0bed2f 100644
--- a/packages/conventional-github-releaser/src/cli.js
+++ b/packages/conventional-github-releaser/src/cli.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const cli = meow({
     },
     token: {
       alias: 't',
-      default: process.env.CONVENTIONAL_GITHUB_RELEASER_TOKEN,
+      default: process.env.CONVENTIONAL_GITHUB_RELEASER_TOKEN || process.env.GH_TOKEN || process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
       type: 'string'
     },
     preset: {