diff --git a/kokoro/release.cfg b/kokoro/release.cfg
index b9d35bc51..5cec1790a 100644
--- a/kokoro/release.cfg
+++ b/kokoro/release.cfg
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
 build_file: "repo/scripts/release.sh"
+
+before_action {
+  fetch_keystore {
+    keystore_resource {
+      keystore_config_id: 73898
+      keyname: "kokoro-github-access-token"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+env_vars {
+  key: "KOKORO_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+  value: "73898_kokoro-github-access-token"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index b936bcc77..091abf87f 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -34,5 +34,16 @@ declare -r EMAIL=${EMAIL:-${KOKORO_RELEASE_AUTHOR}@google.com}
 git config --get user.name || git config user.name "gVisor-bot"
 git config --get user.email || git config user.email "${EMAIL}"
 
+# Provide a credential if available.
+if [[ -v KOKORO_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN ]]; then
+  git config --global credential.helper cache
+  git credential approve <<EOF
+protocol=https
+host=github.com
+username=$(cat "${KOKORO_KEYSTORE_DIR}/${KOKORO_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN}")
+password=x-oauth-basic
+EOF
+fi
+
 # Run the release tool, which pushes to the origin repository.
 tools/tag_release.sh "${KOKORO_RELEASE_COMMIT}" "${KOKORO_RELEASE_TAG}"