diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 5b46918..d89d65a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          REPOSITORY_USERNAME: __token__
+          REPOSITORY_USERNAME: '__token__'
           REPOSITORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.REPOSITORY_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           pip install python-semantic-release