diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 047437105f..8525e39800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Release
         id: create_release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.get_tag_name.outputs.VERSION }}
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.get_tag_name.outputs.VERSION }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+          
       - name: Upload Release Asset
         id: upload-release-asset 
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
@@ -82,3 +82,4 @@ jobs:
           asset_path: ./invoiceninja.zip
           asset_name: invoiceninja.zip
           asset_content_type: application/zip
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
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