diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
index 25bdc308..57c0f01e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ jobs:
           # Very important: semantic-release won't trigger a tagged
           # build if this is not set false
           persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Generate GitHub App Token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
           extra_plugins: |
             semantic-release-replace-plugin
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_ADMIN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
       - if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' }}
         run: |
           poetry build
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 41af642e..fb7bd86f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "solnlib"
-version = "8.0.0-beta.1"
+version = "8.0.0"
 description = "The Splunk Software Development Kit for Splunk Solutions"
 authors = ["Splunk <addonfactory@splunk.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/solnlib/__init__.py b/solnlib/__init__.py
index c2f27a1a..6c061e43 100644
--- a/solnlib/__init__.py
+++ b/solnlib/__init__.py
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
     "utils",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "8.0.0-beta.1"
+__version__ = "8.0.0"