diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d928bbb..5665bcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 env:
   # Necessary for most environments as build failure can occur due to OOM issues
   NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=4096"
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
 jobs:
   build: