diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 2747be09f..a05c3b71a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@cc61a07e2da466bebbc19b3a7dd01d6aecb20d1e
         id: release
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     outputs:
       paths_released: ${{ steps.release.outputs.paths_released }}