diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
index 4758fed62e..53fe37a238 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,5 @@ jobs:
           write_to_file: "true"
       - name: update-package-file
         uses: ./.github/actions/semantic-package-json-update
-        env:
-          GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.KIVA_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}
         with:
           new_version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}