diff --git a/.github/workflows/licenses.yml b/.github/workflows/licenses.yml
index 62bf7b8dd..479349714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/licenses.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/licenses.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           GOROOT=$(go env GOROOT) go-licenses report ./... --template=.github/licenses.tmpl --stderrthreshold=ERROR --logtostderr=false > "$LICENSE_DIR"/README.md
 
       - name: Upload Go license notices
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           tar czf "$LICENSE_ARCHIVE" "$LICENSE_DIR"
           gh release upload "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" --clobber -- "$LICENSE_ARCHIVE"