diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index e34bac8..0ad5260 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           release-type: simple
 
       - name: Tag major and minor versions