diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8e949311b..cdcab17fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           KEY_STORE_PASS: ${{ secrets.KEY_STORE_PASS }}
           KEY_STORE_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.KEY_STORE_ALIAS }}
           KEY_STORE_KEY_PASS: ${{ secrets.KEY_STORE_KEY_PASS }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: ./gradlew build publish --no-daemon
       - name: Prepare artifact metadata
         id: prepare_artifact_metadata