diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index a657019..4f89287 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ on:
 name: release-please
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
   id-token: write
 
 jobs:
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
-          token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PUSH_BOT_TOKEN }}
   publish-npm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: release-please