diff --git a/.ci/travis/xtr_releasenotes-gen.sh b/.ci/travis/xtr_releasenotes-gen.sh
index 92cc59e94..b428db2f8 100755
--- a/.ci/travis/xtr_releasenotes-gen.sh
+++ b/.ci/travis/xtr_releasenotes-gen.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ echo LATEST_RELEASE_TAG=$LATEST_RELEASE_TAG
 echo CS_RELEASE_VERSION=$CS_RELEASE_VERSION
 java -jar contribution/releasenotes-builder/target/releasenotes-builder-1.0-all.jar \
         -localRepoPath checkstyle -startRef $LATEST_RELEASE_TAG -releaseNumber $CS_RELEASE_VERSION \
-        -githubAuthToken $GITHUB_AUTH_TOKEN -generateAll -publishXdoc
+        -githubAuthToken $READ_ONLY_TOKEN -generateAll -publishXdoc
 
 echo ==============================================
 echo