diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 747c0c8..01daabf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ release:
 
   variables:
     GORELEASER_IMAGE: goreleaser/goreleaser:v1.11.5-amd64
-    GITLAB_TOKEN: ${CI_JOB_TOKEN}
     # Disable shallow cloning so that goreleaser can diff between tags to
     # generate a changelog.
     GIT_DEPTH: 0