diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 65ca8bdf0..d0e5d2ee0 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:
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
               id: release
               with:
-                  token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PUSH_BOT_TOKEN }}
 
             # Output which releases were created
             - name: Output release info