diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d76be8506f..09fe7152dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ jobs:
       GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: feast-ci-bot@willem.co
       GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: feast-ci-bot
       GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: feast-ci-bot@willem.co
+      GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
           git config --global user.email "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
+          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}
 
       - name: Fetch all branches
         run: git fetch --all