diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 45f7b63..898b55a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 env:
   DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
-  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.APP_TOKEN }}
+  APP_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.APP_TOKEN }}
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
 
 jobs:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ env.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Push to GitHub Container Registry
         run: |
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create new release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ env.APP_TOKEN }}
         with:
           name: latest
           tag_name: latest