diff --git a/.github/workflows/early-access.yml b/.github/workflows/early-access.yml
index 35e0497f..8666a899 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/early-access.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/early-access.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release with JReleaser
         run: mvn -B -Prelease -DartifactsDir=artifacts jreleaser:full-release
         env:
-          JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
 
       - name: Capture JReleaser output
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9497acac..d49565b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release with JReleaser
         run: mvn -B -Prelease -DartifactsDir=artifacts jreleaser:full-release
         env:
-          JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
           JRELEASER_HOMEBREW_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
           JRELEASER_SNAP_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
           JRELEASER_CHOCOLATEY_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}