diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 97dbdd7aaf..b9af3a90f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Name and Email for Git (config)
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
+
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm ci
       - name: Release