diff --git a/.ci/update_release.py b/.ci/update_release.py
index 26ac85e4..f31d78fe 100755
--- a/.ci/update_release.py
+++ b/.ci/update_release.py
@@ -5,15 +5,20 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import pathlib
-from ci.util import ctx
+from ci.util import (
+    check_env,
+    ctx,
+)
+import ccc.github
+
 import os
 
 from github.util import GitHubRepositoryHelper
 
 VERSION_FILE_NAME = 'VERSION'
 
-repo_owner_and_name = util.check_env('SOURCE_GITHUB_REPO_OWNER_AND_NAME')
-repo_dir = util.check_env('MAIN_REPO_DIR')
+repo_owner_and_name = check_env('SOURCE_GITHUB_REPO_OWNER_AND_NAME')
+repo_dir = check_env('MAIN_REPO_DIR')
 
 repo_owner, repo_name = repo_owner_and_name.split('/')
 
@@ -25,11 +30,12 @@
 
 cfg_factory = ctx().cfg_factory()
 github_cfg = cfg_factory.github('github_com')
+github_api = ccc.github.github_api(github_cfg)
 
 github_repo_helper = GitHubRepositoryHelper(
     owner=repo_owner,
     name=repo_name,
-    github_cfg=github_cfg,
+    github_api=github_api,
 )
 
 gh_release = github_repo_helper.repository.release_from_tag(version_file_contents)
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@
 except KeyError:
     print("No integration test output path found. Output will not be added to release")
 else:
-    integration_test_path = util.check_env('INTEGRATION_TEST_PATH')
+    integration_test_path = check_env('INTEGRATION_TEST_PATH')
     integration_test_path = pathlib.Path(integration_test_path).resolve()
     integration_test_path = integration_test_path / "integration_test.log"
     gh_release.upload_asset(