diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index df8e4a7..a8e87ee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ release:
     - gulp --version  # Verify Gulp is installed
     - git config --global user.name "GitLab CI"
     - git config --global user.email "ci@gitlab.com"
+    # Use the PAT for authentication
+    - git remote set-url origin https://oauth2:${GITLAB_PAT}@gitlab.com/wintermyst/kidsonbrooms.git
     - git fetch --unshallow    # Ensure we fetch all history for the branch (not a shallow clone)
     - git checkout master      # Switch to the master branch
     - git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master  # Set the upstream to the master branch
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ release:
     # Create a release on GitLab
     - | 
       export RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl --request POST \
-        --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $GITLAB_TOKEN" \
+        --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
         --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
         --data '{
             "name": "Release v'$VERSION'",