diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildAndRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/buildAndRelease.yml
index c2b2152..c67e4ff 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/buildAndRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildAndRelease.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
           ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B clean deploy -s maven-github-settings.xml --file pom.xml
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')