diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f15f49fb55f2992bb93545ee37ede0b8930e772b..bd440c7ca853bdafd381f691b51aba9c96ff475f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ jobs:
               }
             });
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.METABASE_AUTOMATION_USER_TOKEN }}
       - name: update releases.md
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with: