diff --git a/.bcr/config.yml b/.bcr/config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c78ab7eec3..0000000000
--- a/.bcr/config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# See https://github.com/bazel-contrib/publish-to-bcr#a-note-on-release-automation
-
-fixedReleaser:
-  login: alexeagle
-  email: alex@aspect.dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 0712e52a50..19d167529c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     secrets:
       # Necessary to push to the BCR fork, and to open a pull request against a registry
-      publish_token: ${{ secrets.BCR_PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
+      publish_token: ${{ secrets.publish_token || secrets.BCR_PUBLISH_TOKEN }}