diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-image.yml
index ee5d563aa..5e32634cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish-image.yml
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ jobs:
           TRIVY_USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           TRIVY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: 'Dispatch tag to e2e test'
+      - name: 'Dispatch release tag'
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v1
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           event-type: release-tag
           client-payload: '{"isRelease": true,"registry": "$${{ env.REGISTRY }}","tag": "v${{ env.IMG_TAG }}"}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index fb8009253..6dd55e35d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
     workflows: [ "Create, Scan and Publish KAITO image" ]
     types: [completed]
     branches: [release-**]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [ release-tag ]
+    branches: [ release-** ]
 
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