diff --git a/packages/react-native-uniffi-russh/package.json b/packages/react-native-uniffi-russh/package.json
index 2047a85..354943e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-uniffi-russh/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-uniffi-russh/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "fmt:rust:check": "cd rust/uniffi-russh && just fmt-check",
     "update-rust": "cd rust/uniffi-russh && just update-deps",
     "test": "jest",
-    "release": "release-it",
+    "release": "GITHUB_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) release-it",
     "release:dry": "release-it --dry-run"
   },
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/packages/react-native-xtermjs-webview/package.json b/packages/react-native-xtermjs-webview/package.json
index 4890c20..352e170 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-xtermjs-webview/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-xtermjs-webview/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "build:internal": "tsc -b && vite build --config vite.config.internal.ts",
     "dev": "vite --config vite.config.internal.ts",
     "preview": "vite preview",
-    "release": "release-it",
+    "release": "GITHUB_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) release-it",
     "release:dry": "release-it --dry-run"
   },
   "dependencies": {