diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3939de4..803dc97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ on:
         required: false
       BUILD_GH_TOKEN:
         description: "GitHub Token. Used to authenticate with GitHub at build step. This will overwrite the use of the default GitHub token."
+        required: false
+      PYPI_TOKEN:
+        description: "PyPI Token. Used to authenticate with PyPI at release step if present."
+        required: false
     outputs:
       version:
         description: "The version of the release. Will be empty if no release was made."
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN || '' }}
         run: |
           npx semantic-release 2>&1 | tee semantic-release.log
           status=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 775867c..b531029 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ When the workflow runs on a push to `develop`, it will fail if `main` is ahead o
 
 - `RELEASE_GH_TOKEN`: GitHub Token. Used to authenticate with GitHub at release step. This will overwrite the use of the default GitHub token.
 - `BUILD_GH_TOKEN`: GitHub Token. Used to authenticate with GitHub at build step. This will overwrite the use of the default GitHub token.
+- `PYPI_TOKEN`: PyPI Token. Used to authenticate with PyPI at release step if present.
 
 #### Outputs