diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-and-build.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-and-build.yml
index 29b4125cc4df..c387eb757314 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-and-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-and-build.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
           gh release create "v${VERSION}-no-lavamoat" \