diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c8f138bc07..38fe82af3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: make release TOKEN=${GITHUB_TOKEN}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}