diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9cc0eae5..416f3aae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gh pr create -H "bot/${{ github.event.inputs.app }}-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" -B "main" --title "automated: ${{ github.event.inputs.app }} version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" -b "automated: version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}