diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 73556c56d..3a78b1e9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -260,11 +260,8 @@ jobs:
           MAVEN_OPTS: "--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.text=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.font=ALL-UNNAMED" # See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70153962/nexus-staging-maven-plugin-maven-deploy-failed-an-api-incompatibility-was-enco
 
   release_nuget:
-    name: Release to GitHub Packages (NuGet)
+    name: Release to NuGet
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
     needs:
       - prepare-release
       - integration_test
@@ -284,8 +281,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         run: npx -p publib publib-nuget
         env:
-          NUGET_SERVER: "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/open-constructs/index.json"
-          NUGET_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NUGET_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
 
   release_golang:
     name: Release Go to Github Repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_next.yml b/.github/workflows/release_next.yml
index 52139c6c3..b488e9fa2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_next.yml
@@ -232,16 +232,13 @@ jobs:
           MAVEN_OPTS: "--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.text=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.font=ALL-UNNAMED" # See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70153962/nexus-staging-maven-plugin-maven-deploy-failed-an-api-incompatibility-was-enco
 
   release_nuget:
-    name: Release to GitHub Packages (NuGet)
+    name: Release to NuGet
     needs:
       - prepare-release
       - integration_test
       - provider_integration_test
       - unit_test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
     container:
       image: terraconstructs/jsii-terraform@sha256:4942a4c6ed8286f403c7855dab56b0e11f9a7115e7e0afbcd49d7e69de4d6dc0
     steps:
@@ -253,8 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         run: npx -p publib publib-nuget
         env:
-          NUGET_SERVER: "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/open-constructs/index.json"
-          NUGET_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NUGET_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
 
   release_golang:
     name: Release Go to Github Repo