diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ab2ec59..cd4c711 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         tag="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
         gh release create --title "CuVec $tag stable" --draft --notes "$changelog" "$tag" dist/${{ steps.dist.outputs.targz }}
       env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}
     - name: Docs
       run: |
         pushd docs