diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 97c6b26..cb39053 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           npx semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TO_PUSH }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
   test: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest