diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index d9a7ce1..d57da3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ on:
     tags:
       - v**          # Only when a v... tag is pushed
 
-# Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow reading packages and push releases
+# Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow writing packages and push releases
 permissions:
-  packages: read
+  packages: write
 
 env:
   DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: 1
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   NuGetDirectory: ${{ github.workspace}}/nuget
 
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ build ]
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        
       - name: Download NuGet Packages Artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -39,8 +43,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Changelog
         id: build_changelog
         uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v4
-        #env:
-        #  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create Release
         uses: mikepenz/action-gh-release@v1 #softprops/action-gh-release
@@ -73,5 +75,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish NuGet Packages
         run: |
           foreach($file in (Get-ChildItem "${{ env.NuGetDirectory }}" -Recurse -Include *.nupkg)) {
-              dotnet nuget push $file --api-key "${{ secrets.NUGET_APIKEY }}" --source https://nuget.pkg.github.com/MonkeyModdingTroop/index.json --skip-duplicate
+              dotnet nuget push $file --api-key "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" --source https://nuget.pkg.github.com/MonkeyModdingTroop/index.json --skip-duplicate
           }
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