diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9d0aefb..4c870e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip ci')"
     steps:
+      - name: Generate a token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.NB_CHEF_BOT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.NB_CHEF_BOT_KEY }}
+  
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - name: Download latest auto
         run: |
@@ -21,13 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           wget -O- "$auto_download_url" | gunzip > ~/auto
           chmod a+x ~/auto
 
-      - name: Generate a token
-        id: generate-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ vars.NB_CHEF_BOT_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.NB_CHEF_BOT_KEY }}
-
       - name: Release
         run: ~/auto shipit -vv
         env: