diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 630a4e8252..047437105f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         id: create_release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.get_tag_name.outputs.VERSION }}
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.get_tag_name.outputs.VERSION }}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         id: upload-release-asset 
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.PAT}}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps 
           asset_path: ./invoiceninja.zip