diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-userguide.yml b/.github/workflows/release-userguide.yml
index 429f8c776..bb68a60f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-userguide.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-userguide.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [created]
 
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
 jobs:
 
   build: