diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 6c8ca0c..953db8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Release
       uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@master
       with:
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}