diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
index a92f7b13..b31acdd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - uses: cargo-bins/cargo-binstall@main
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_RELEASE_TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Install binaries required
       run: cargo binstall -y --force rsign2 rage
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_RELEASE_TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Create ephemeral keypair
       id: keypair