diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index af142709dc..a6a5dd2cdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       # https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/examples.md#node---yarn
       - name: Get yarn cache directory path
@@ -61,5 +62,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           publish: yarn release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_PAT }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}