diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/application/release_mixin_services.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/application/release_mixin_services.py
index db0a8f8..5e657cc 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/application/release_mixin_services.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/application/release_mixin_services.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class ReleaseService:
             self.artifact_deployment_api.calculate_checksums(artifact_path)
         self.artifact_deployment_api.create_forgejo_release(
             release.forgejo_release_api_endpoint(),
+            release.version.to_string(),
+            release.release_artifact_token
         )
         # create release
         # add artifacts to release
diff --git a/src/test/python/domain/helper.py b/src/test/python/domain/helper.py
index 31a8911..5311703 100644
--- a/src/test/python/domain/helper.py
+++ b/src/test/python/domain/helper.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def devops_config(overrides: dict) -> dict:
         "release_primary_build_file": "./package.json",
         "release_secondary_build_file": [],
         "release_artifacts": [],
+        "release_artifact_token": "release_artifact_token",
         "release_artifact_server_url": None,
         "release_organisation": None,
         "release_repository_name": None,