diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
index 424f4c9..8bc717b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22
       - run: npm i semantic-release-python
       - run: npx semantic-release --yes
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}