diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4525f2e..565be18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,16 @@ jobs:
       releases_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
       paths_released: ${{ steps.release.outputs.paths_released }}
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
   # Step 2: Publish to npm — only runs when a Release PR was merged in the push that triggered this workflow
   publish: