diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 9f4c34452c..2e5cf52ff7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ jobs:
       transport-interop
     ]
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-    # https://docs.npmjs.com/generating-provenance-statements
     permissions:
       contents: write
       id-token: write
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
         id: release
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.UCI_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
           command: manifest
           release-type: node
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json