diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 64a6b77..8afa09c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
         # TODO: replace this with a maintained action. This one is abandonware.
       - name: push binary to github
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env: 
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
           asset_path: ./packages/app/dist/rbclm