diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 55f70f8..c725a3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0 
+        token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PAT }}
 
     - name: Set up Python 3.7
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2