diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 11cc5f269c..49c20424c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   automate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     env:
-      RELEASE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+      RELEASE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       FORCE_COLOR: 1
     steps: