diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-tag-generation.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-tag-generation.yml
index ed879bcb2..8d3cd459d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-tag-generation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-tag-generation.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GO_RELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
 jobs:
   create-nightly-tag:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -80,4 +83,4 @@ jobs:
           draft: false
           prerelease: true
           generate_release_notes: true
-          make_latest: false
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+          make_latest: false