diff --git a/.github/scripts/release.sh b/.github/scripts/release.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 984c4e12..5f85c6d7
--- a/.github/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/release.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ mv "${TMP_CHGLOG}" "${CHGLOG_FILE}"
 # push changes
 git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
 git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+
+# Configure the remote with the token
+git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
+
 git add pyproject.toml uv.lock "${CHGLOG_FILE}"
 COMMIT_MSG="chore: bump version to ${TARGET_VERSION} [skip ci]"
 git commit -m "${COMMIT_MSG}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 8a831498..a2d45ad1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           TARGET_VERSION: ${{ needs.pre-release-check.outputs.TARGET_TAG_V }}
           CHGLOG_FILE: CHANGELOG.md
+          GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
         run: ./.github/scripts/release.sh
         shell: bash