diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 722bbf4..f45ed33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ jobs:
         run:
           # XXX: uv build fails for some reason
           uv tool run hatch build --target wheel
-      - env:
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
           TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
-          gh release create v${TAG} \
-            --title "yt-dlp-ejs v${TAG}" \
+          gh release create ${TAG} \
+            --title "yt-dlp-ejs ${TAG}" \
             --notes-from-tag \
             --verify-tag \
             dist/yt.solver.* \