diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_version.yml b/.github/workflows/release_version.yml
index 52918f4f1..7585977a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_version.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    env:
+      PYPI_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.x
+          python-version: 3.11.x
 
       - name: Install twine and wheel
         run: pip install twine wheel
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9f2cd0ccf..d11937b53 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def run(self):
         os.system("{0} setup.py sdist bdist_wheel --universal".format(sys.executable))
 
         self.status("Uploading the package to PyPI via Twine…")
-        os.system("twine upload dist/*")
+        os.system(f"twine upload -u shreyar -p {os.environ['PYPI_PASSWORD']} dist/*")
 
         self.status("Pushing git tags…")
         os.system("git tag v{0}".format(about["__version__"]))