diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
index 8d1f7be3c43c..5d35c02df421 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 env:
   ASANA_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_ASANA_SECRET }}
   GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: '#{ENV["HOME"]}/jenkins_static/com.duckduckgo.mobile.android/ddg-upload-firebase.json'
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GT_DAXMOBILE }}
 
 jobs:
   create-tag:
@@ -21,11 +22,6 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           token: ${{ secrets.GT_DAXMOBILE }}
 
-      - name: Set Git permissions
-        uses: oleksiyrudenko/gha-git-credentials@v2-latest
-        with:
-          token: '${{ secrets.GT_DAXMOBILE }}'
-
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get_latest_tag
         run: |
           git fetch --tags        
-          output=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0`)
+          output=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
           echo "Latest tag: $output"
           echo "latest_tag=$output" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT