diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6e95e9064..c3a07b5cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,22 +11,12 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - id: get-access-token
-        uses: camertron/github-app-installation-auth-action@v1
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ vars.PRIMER_APP_ID_SHARED }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.PRIMER_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_SHARED }}
-          client-id: ${{ vars.PRIMER_APP_CLIENT_ID_SHARED }}
-          client-secret: ${{ secrets.PRIMER_APP_CLIENT_SECRET_SHARED }}
-          installation-id: ${{ vars.PRIMER_APP_INSTALLATION_ID_SHARED }}
-
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           # This makes Actions fetch all Git history so that Changesets can generate changelogs with the correct commits
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ steps.get-access-token.outputs.access-token }}
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -43,6 +33,15 @@ jobs:
           yarn
           bundle install
 
+      - id: get-access-token
+        uses: camertron/github-app-installation-auth-action@v1
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.PRIMER_APP_ID_SHARED }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.PRIMER_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_SHARED }}
+          client-id: ${{ vars.PRIMER_APP_CLIENT_ID_SHARED }}
+          client-secret: ${{ secrets.PRIMER_APP_CLIENT_SECRET_SHARED }}
+          installation-id: ${{ vars.PRIMER_APP_INSTALLATION_ID_SHARED }}
+
       - name: Create release pull request or publish to npm
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@master