diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index f394f31..1b32b4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ jobs:
           # Version is determined by sbt-ci-release (which uses sbt-dynver)
           # Actual release code is in `./scala.yml`
           release-type: simple
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}