diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9cbe26e..e2dc47b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Print ref name
+      - name: Print tag
         run: |
           echo "${{ github.ref_name }}"
       - name: Checkout
@@ -34,8 +34,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set submodule tags
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
-          script: | 
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}}
+          script: |
             var submodules = ['stdlib', 'pgx', 'sqlx', 'gorm']
             for (const submodule of submodules) {
-              console.log(`refs/tags/${submodule}/${{ github.ref_name }}`)
+              var tag = `refs/tags/${submodule}/${{ github.ref_name }}`
+              console.log(`add submodule tag: ${tag}`)
+              github.rest.git.createRef({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                ref: '${tag}',
+                sha: context.sha
+              })
             }
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