diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e18e78a..93cf322e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           sparse-checkout: |
             .github
             ${{ env.working-directory }}