diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c880168..67c385b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{ secrets.KUBEVIRT_PAT }}
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4