diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-new.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-new.yml
index 288db39..165e5be 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-new.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-new.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           # this assumes that you have created a personal access token
           # (PAT) and configured it as a GitHub action secret named
           # `MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN` (this secret name is not important).
-          token: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
           # for more options
           release-type: node