diff --git a/tools/dispatch-release.mjs b/tools/dispatch-release.mjs
index bfee92ea28f089f4cbccadee7edca6a46f856b35..b1beb8a53648cc4ca44b2aa71c08111d61ba8aff 100644
--- a/tools/dispatch-release.mjs
+++ b/tools/dispatch-release.mjs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ shell.echo(`Dispatching version: ${version}`);
         'user-agent': 'Renovate release helper',
         authorization: `token ${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}`,
       },
+      method: 'POST',
       json: {
         event_type: 'renovate-release',
         // max 10 keys here, https://github.com/peter-evans/repository-dispatch#client-payload