diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-main.yml b/.github/workflows/release-main.yml
index da7966f..467ed93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: main
+          token: ${{ secrets.CI_GITHUB_PAT }}
 
       - name: Merge canary into main
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 940c43e..7aade20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         run: pnpm semantic-release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_GITHUB_PAT }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   sync-canary:
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: canary
+          token: ${{ secrets.CI_GITHUB_PAT }}
 
       - name: Back-merge main into canary
         run: |