diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e85e6f363f..42d6a2f862 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -466,3 +466,5 @@ jobs:
 
         env:
           CHOCO_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CHOCO_API_KEY }}
+          # We need a GitHub token for the gh CLI to function under GitHub Actions
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CDRCI_GITHUB_TOKEN }}