diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 45f4166..8ac4991 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
@@ -46,5 +47,5 @@ jobs:
           npm run semantic-release
         env:
           CI: true
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}