diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f5c0576..d0bb2bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ~/auto shipit -vv
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTO_TOKEN }}