diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6a11091..479bc4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 
       - name: Check if release already exists
         id: check_release
@@ -240,14 +241,12 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}"
           RELEASE_EXISTS=$(gh release view v$VERSION --json id --jq '.id' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
           if [ -n "$RELEASE_EXISTS" ]; then
-            echo "Release v$VERSION already exists. Skipping release creation."
             echo "SKIP_RELEASE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
-            echo "Release v$VERSION does not exist. Proceeding with release creation."
             echo "SKIP_RELEASE=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 
       - name: Download all artifacts
         if: env.SKIP_RELEASE == 'false'
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.SKIP_RELEASE == 'false'
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
         with:
           draft: true
           tag_name: v${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}