diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 025cccb..5ac30a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
           repo=$(basename $remote .git)
           # POST a new ref to repo via Github API
           curl -s -X POST https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO_OWNER/$repo/git/refs \
+          --header 'authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}' \
+          --header 'content-type: application/json' \
           -d @- << EOF
           {
             "ref": "refs/tags/$version",