diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index e9b390206f8..b1543b2cb44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git push origin release
       # The repository variable is used by the deploy-beta workflow to determine whether to deploy from beta or release.
       - name: Set repository variable
-        run: GITHUB_TOKEN="${{ secrets.RW_VARS_PAT }}" gh variable set BETA_DEPLOY_BRANCH --body "release"
+        run: GITHUB_TOKEN="${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}" gh variable set BETA_DEPLOY_BRANCH --body "release"
       - name: Create pull request to main
         run: |
           gh pr create --base main \