diff --git a/.github/workflows/claim-crate-names.yml b/.github/workflows/claim-crate-names.yml
index f558cf0e2d23e706bc735b694a01d347c03d58d4..875b8a5ccf38c399fc88199e9760af6e4bfb4508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claim-crate-names.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claim-crate-names.yml
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Publish to crates.io
       shell: bash
       env:
-        RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN }}
+         CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN }}
       run: |
-        cargo login -- "${RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN}"
         cargo install --path tools/ci-build/publisher
         # Verify the publisher tool installed successfully
         publisher --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2be2790753822e74cfad2771b21f11710ca6ca06..dc1b98ae217979bd688f665509a8afd1216a52dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -291,9 +291,8 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
       working-directory: smithy-rs-release/crates-to-publish
       env:
-        RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN }}
+        CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN }}
       run: |
-        cargo login -- "${RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN}"
         cargo install --path "$(realpath ../smithy-rs/tools/ci-build/publisher)"
         # Verify the publisher tool installed successfully
         publisher --version