diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2213d085..58b8b537 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: BrightspaceUI/actions/semantic-release@main
         with:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.D2L_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.D2L_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
           NPM: true
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}