diff --git a/.github/actions/github-release/action.yaml b/.github/actions/github-release/action.yaml
index 1fe1080f..bcab75c1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/github-release/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/github-release/action.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inputs:
   artifact-version:
     description: ""
     required: true
+  github-token:
+    description:
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Create GitHub Release
       uses: actions/create-release@v1
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
       with:
         tag_name: ${{ inputs.artifact-version }}
         release_name: ${{ inputs.artifact-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/promote.yaml b/.github/workflows/promote.yaml
index 7d7fa517..022a0feb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/promote.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/promote.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
     secrets:
       CLIENT_BOT_PAT:
         required: true
+      GITHUB_TOKEN:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   validate-build:
@@ -87,3 +89,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/github-release
         with:
           artifact-version: ${{ steps.get-artifact-version.outputs.artifact-version }}
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}