diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 2d8be7f02a3..58680b1d1e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -426,12 +426,10 @@ jobs:
           name: cabal-macOS-x86_64
 
       - name: Create GitHub prerelease
-        uses: marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@v1.2.1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          automatic_release_tag: cabal-head
+          tag_name: cabal-head
           prerelease: true
-          title: cabal-head
           files: |
             cabal-head-Windows-x86_64.tar.gz
             cabal-head-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz