diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
index 09dfb9b69..5bfcd05a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gh gist edit bfd4c3d1725a2cccacc11d6ba51008ba -a changelog.txt
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}
       - name: Upload changelog
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with: