diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index a861d60a97..c368b2cb9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
 jobs:
   create-table-on-pr:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
@@ -35,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE }}
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@ jobs:
           make build-docs
 
       - name: Push table
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"