diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 2c268fdd..4b5925d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GIT_HUB_PAT }}
           config-file: .github/release-config.json
           manifest-file: .github/release-manifest.json
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