diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index e4a4f1b8bb7..24ab83891d8 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -966,6 +966,8 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - ./scripts/build/release-packages.sh ${DRONE_TAG}
   environment:
+    GITHUB_PACKAGE_TOKEN:
+      from_secret: github_package_token
     NPM_TOKEN:
       from_secret: npm_token
   depends_on:
@@ -1842,6 +1844,8 @@ steps:
 - name: release-npm-packages
   image: grafana/build-container:1.3.1
   environment:
+    GITHUB_PACKAGE_TOKEN:
+      from_secret: github_package_token
     NPM_TOKEN:
       from_secret: npm_token
   depends_on:
diff --git a/scripts/release.star b/scripts/release.star
index 10aae1a5b7b..a18503c81bd 100644
--- a/scripts/release.star
+++ b/scripts/release.star
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ def release_npm_packages_step(edition, ver_mode):
             'NPM_TOKEN': {
                 'from_secret': 'npm_token',
             },
+            'GITHUB_PACKAGE_TOKEN': {
+                'from_secret': 'github_package_token',
+            },
         },
         'commands': commands,
     }