diff --git a/.github/workflows/packages_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/packages_release.yaml
index ecefe02c3..47c00f7e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packages_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packages_release.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           # This expects you to have a script called release which does a build for your packages and calls changeset publish
           publish: pnpm release
         env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Check if @powersync/service-image Released