diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index d21b6e4e..9dfce2d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ on:
 name: release-please
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
   id-token: write
 
 jobs:
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ 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