diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4d039bf..231ee11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: "lts/*"
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm clean-install
       - name: Verify the integrity of provenance attestations and registry signatures for installed dependencies