diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cf1e5c56f3..65ef34ab73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
       AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}"
       AWS_SUBNET_ID: "${{ secrets.AWS_SUBNET_ID }}"
       AWS_SG_ID: "${{ secrets.AWS_SG_ID }}"
-      GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
 
   cleanup:
     name: Release cleanup