diff --git a/scripts/releasing/create-patch-pr.js b/scripts/releasing/create-patch-pr.js
index d58ed2265b..f9b17c28d6 100644
--- a/scripts/releasing/create-patch-pr.js
+++ b/scripts/releasing/create-patch-pr.js
@@ -214,9 +214,11 @@ The commit has been created with conflict markers for easier manual resolution.
   }
 
   const prCommand = `gh pr create --base ${releaseBranch} --head ${hotfixBranch} --title "${prTitle}" --body "${prBody}"`;
-  run(prCommand, dryRun, {
-    env: { GH_TOKEN: process.env.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT },
-  });
+  // Temporarily set the environment variable for the gh command.
+  process.env.GH_TOKEN = process.env.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT;
+  run(prCommand, dryRun);
+  // Unset the environment variable to avoid side effects.
+  delete process.env.GH_TOKEN;
 
   if (hasConflicts) {
     console.log(