diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish-cli.yml
index 4093130a..804b2bb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish-cli.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Release
         id: create_release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
           release_name: CUA CLI ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}