diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop.yml b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
index e2b5b456c39..dc85596f469 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "tarSha=$(shasum -a 256 besu*.tar.gz)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           cd ../..
       - name: delete current develop release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: gh release delete develop -y --cleanup-tag
       - name: Upload Release assets
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@de2c0eb89ae2a093876385947365aca7b0e5f844