diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 6506ac7..f3684d3 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ steps:
         [net]
         git-fetch-with-cli = true
         EOF
+      - |
+        cat <<EOF >> .cargo/credentials
+        [registries.gitea]
+        token = "Bearer $GIT_TOKEN"
+        EOF
       - release-plz release-pr --git-token="$GIT_TOKEN" --backend gitea --registry gitea
     environment:
       GIT_TOKEN: