diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7ecd691..43920e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "16225108+simwai@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "simwai"
 
+      - name: Set up Git to use PAT
+        run: |
+          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.TOKEN }}@github.com/simwai/referral-link-inserter.git
+
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
@@ -30,13 +34,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Release ZIP
         run: npm run-script release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
-
 
       - name: Create Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
           files: referral-link-inserter.zip
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}