diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
index db1a98e9a2..140104e15e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Populate release contents
         env:
           ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           ./scripts/update_this_release_includes.sh ${{ steps.create_release_task.outputs.asana_task_id }}