diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
index 6fa14a4b0552..e4c208676327 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ jobs:
           echo gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file="/work/${CREDENTIAL_FILE_NAME}" > scripts/release-binary.sh
           cat scripts/release-binary.sh.tmp >> scripts/release-binary.sh
           sed -i 's/87bbee939d9691d20c72936a03dd38457368babd/574c3dd2c41fb18431eb79ad574042c0b865bc1f/g' WORKSPACE
-          sed  -i '/strip_prefix/a\    auth_patterns = {\n     "github.com": "Token <password>",\n    },' WORKSPACE
+          sed  -i '/strip_prefix/a\    auth_patterns = {\n     "github.com": "Bearer <password>",\n    },' WORKSPACE
           sed -i 's/ENVOY_ORG = "istio"/ENVOY_ORG = "tetratelabs"/g' WORKSPACE
           sed -i 's/6359991c3c7f6a52820d82416a8bba8788488cc3e0d9de59d61787c31a69906f/a25626fa4dcd58bebd2faed9a9762901009e9dc436e530102519dc30de396d2f/g' WORKSPACE
           sed -i 's/SHA=.*/SHA=574c3dd2c41fb18431eb79ad574042c0b865bc1f/g' scripts/release-binary.sh
           sed  -i 's/for config in release release-symbol asan debug/for config in release/g' scripts/release-binary.sh
-          echo password $TOKEN >> .netrc
+          echo password $TOKEN >> ~/.netrc
+          cat ~/.netrc
           cat scripts/release-binary.sh
           cat Makefile.core.mk
           cat WORKSPACE