diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 571f5462..84e84cd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out code
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
-        ssh-key: ${{ secrets.MY_DEPLOY_KEY }}
+        token: ${{ secrets.MY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Use the secret as an environment variable
 
     - name: Prepare release body
       run: |