diff --git a/.github/workflows/base-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/base-release.yaml
index 3f3bd8f2a..9b21467e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-release.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           - GOOS: darwin
             GOARCH: arm
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_os }}
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           GOAMD64: v1
           GOPPC64: power8
           GORELEASER_KEY: ${{ secrets.GORELEASER_KEY }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           COSIGN_YES: true
 
       - name: Move built artifacts
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
           GOOS: ${{ matrix.GOOS }}
           GOARCH: ${{ matrix.GOARCH }}
           GOARM: 7 # Default is 6
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           COSIGN_YES: true
           GORELEASER_KEY: ${{ secrets.GORELEASER_KEY }}