diff --git a/docs/dev_release.md b/docs/dev_release.md
index b3e93795..05a39750 100644
--- a/docs/dev_release.md
+++ b/docs/dev_release.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 A PyPDFForm release starts with the following steps:
 
-* A release [issue](https://github.com/chinapandaman/PyPDFForm/issues/646) and [PR](https://github.com/chinapandaman/PyPDFForm/pull/647).
+* A release [issue](https://github.com/chinapandaman/PyPDFForm/issues/686) and [PR](https://github.com/chinapandaman/PyPDFForm/pull/687).
 * A new [GitHub release](https://github.com/chinapandaman/PyPDFForm/releases) with auto-generated changelogs.
 
 Once these steps are done, the CI for deployment will be triggered.
diff --git a/scripts/create_release.py b/scripts/create_release.py
index bfe18652..de980291 100644
--- a/scripts/create_release.py
+++ b/scripts/create_release.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Creates a GitHub release."""
 
+import os
 import re
 import sys
 from getpass import getpass
@@ -17,7 +18,13 @@
         sys.exit(f"v{latest_version} is already deployed.")
 
     print(f"Bumping to: v{version}")
-    token = getpass("Enter GitHub Token: ")
+    token = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+    if not token:
+        token = getpass("Enter GitHub Token: ")
+    else:
+        cont = input("Enter Yes to continue: ")
+        if cont != "Yes":
+            sys.exit("Aborted.")
 
     url = "https://api.github.com/repos/chinapandaman/PyPDFForm/releases"
     headers = {