diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index b07ff4d..ce5e2e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
@@ -19,5 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json