diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 529d41e83..3d0107aa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         registry: ghcr.io
         username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Check out code onto GOPATH
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Upload Core Asset
       uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.get_release_url.outputs.upload_url }}
         asset_path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}/core.yaml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Upload IMC Asset
       uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.get_release_url.outputs.upload_url }}
         asset_path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}/in-memory.yaml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Upload Release Asset
       uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.get_release_url.outputs.upload_url }}
         asset_path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}/release.yaml