diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 3ca7fe9..8c8dc95 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           TAG_NAME="${GITEA_REF#refs/tags/}"
           echo "Creating release: $TAG_NAME"
           curl -s -X POST "$GITEA_URL/api/v1/repos/titor/hxclaw/releases" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG_NAME\",\"name\":\"$TAG_NAME\",\"body\":\"Release $TAG_NAME\"}"
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           for f in dist/hxclaw-* dist/checksums.txt; do
             if [ -f "$f" ]; then
               curl -s -X POST "$GITEA_URL/api/v1/repos/titor/hxclaw/releases/latest/assets" \
-                -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+                -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
                 -F "attachment=@$f"
             fi
           done