diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 7eb6c9e..ff2308b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           # this assumes that you have created a personal access token
           # (PAT) and configured it as a GitHub action secret named
           # `MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN` (this secret name is not important).
-          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # optional. customize path to .release-please-config.json
           config-file: .release-please-config.json
           # Currently releases are done "from main" to have a stable branch