diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-action.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-action.yml
index 20990277..bd51ff5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-action.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install cargo-binstall
         uses: ./ # uses action.yml from root of the repo
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_RELEASE_TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Verify successful installation - display cargo-binstall's help
         run: cargo binstall --help
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify successful installation - install example binary using cargo-binstall
         run: cargo binstall -y ripgrep
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # just-setup use binstall to install sccache,
+          # which works better when we provide it with GITHUB_TOKEN.
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_RELEASE_TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Verify successful installation - display help of installed binary
         run: rg --help