diff --git a/.github/workflows/please-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/please-release.yaml
index 31388fd..7392ca3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/please-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/please-release.yaml
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
         with:
           target-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
           skip-github-release: true