diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 81bfc22..a923937 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: test
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_SCHEDULER_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Verify main is ancestor of test
         run: |