diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 4f174db..4578514 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GOPRIVATE: forgejo.riotpiao.com
       GOFLAGS: -mod=readonly
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PAT }}
+      REGISTRY_PAT: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PAT }}
     steps:
       - name: install node (required by JS-based actions)
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs ca-certificates git
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: configure git auth for private module fetch
         run: |
-          git config --global url."https://oauth2:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@forgejo.riotpiao.com".insteadOf "https://forgejo.riotpiao.com"
+          git config --global url."https://oauth2:${REGISTRY_PAT}@forgejo.riotpiao.com".insteadOf "https://forgejo.riotpiao.com"
 
       - name: cache go modules + build cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 5f4b014..2606fa7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       image: golang:1.26
     env:
       GOPRIVATE: forgejo.riotpiao.com
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      REGISTRY_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: install node + git (required by JS-based actions)
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs ca-certificates git
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: configure git auth for private module fetch
         run: |
-          git config --global url."https://oauth2:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@forgejo.riotpiao.com".insteadOf "https://forgejo.riotpiao.com"
+          git config --global url."https://oauth2:${REGISTRY_PAT}@forgejo.riotpiao.com".insteadOf "https://forgejo.riotpiao.com"
 
       - name: build cross-platform binaries
         run: |