diff --git a/.github/workflows/latest_tag.yml b/.github/workflows/latest_tag.yml
index 31585c3b3..769f7746a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/latest_tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/latest_tag.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check if the latest release
         id: check_latest_release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          latest_release=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
-          if [[ "refs/tags/$latest_release" == "${{ github.ref }}" ]]; then
-            echo "::set-output name=is_latest::true"
+          latest_release=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
+          echo "Latest release: $latest_release"
+          echo "Current release: ${{ github.ref }}"
+          if [[ "refs/tags/$latest_release" == "${{ github.ref }}" ]]; then            
+            echo "is_latest=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT            
           else
-            echo "::set-output name=is_latest::false"
+            echo "is_latest=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
+
       - name: Update latest tag
         if: steps.check_latest_release.outputs.is_latest == 'true'
         uses: EndBug/latest-tag@latest
@@ -34,3 +39,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           files: LICENSE
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}