diff --git a/.github/workflows/automatic-release.yml b/.github/workflows/automatic-release.yml
index 28655121..ad69e758 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automatic-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automatic-release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
         default: 18
         required: false
         type: string
+    secrets:
+      GITHUB_USER_TOKEN:
+        description: Authentication token with write permission needed by the release bot (falls back to GITHUB_TOKEN).
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Check presence of release.config.js
         run: |
@@ -57,5 +63,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_USER_TOKEN != '' && secrets.GITHUB_USER_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: npx semantic-release
diff --git a/docs/automatic-release.md b/docs/automatic-release.md
index 91925525..6c2ce7c8 100644
--- a/docs/automatic-release.md
+++ b/docs/automatic-release.md
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ jobs:
 
 #### Inputs
 
-| Name           | Default | Description                                          |
-|----------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
-| `NODE_VERSION` | 18      | Node version with which the release will be executed |
+| Name                | Required | Default | Description                                                                                       |
+|---------------------|----------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `NODE_VERSION`      | false    |18       | Node version with which the release will be executed                                              |
+| `GITHUB_USER_TOKEN` | false    |`''`     | Authentication token with write permission needed by the release bot (falls back to GITHUB_TOKEN) |
 
 **Example with configuration parameters:**
 
@@ -62,4 +63,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: inpsyde/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/automatic-release.yml@main
     with:
       NODE_VERSION: 16
+    secrets:
+      GITHUB_USER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WRITE_TOKEN }}
 ```