diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c6d919fc1d..1ee28374aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ env:
   GITHUB_OWNER: mysteriumnetwork
   GITHUB_REPO: node
   GITHUB_SNAPSHOT_REPO: node-builds
-  GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
   AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
   AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
   AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED: true