diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6964748f..0bbae3c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: just test
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   cross-check:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/release-packages.yml
index e031981f..ed218a8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-packages.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       if: "matrix.r"
       run: just e2e-tests
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_RELEASE_TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with: