diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e48d1b629e..7d4bacb4e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "${{ github.event.inputs.nextDevelopmentVersion }}" | perl -ne 'die unless m/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+-SNAPSHOT$/'
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
       - name: Check Actor
         run: |
           # Release actor should be in the OWNER list