diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index da23886..0566584 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # This is an example goreleaser.yaml file with some sane defaults.
 # Make sure to check the documentation at http://goreleaser.com
+env_files:
+  github_token: ~/.githubtoken
 before:
   hooks:
     # you may remove this if you don't use vgo