diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3ae648f7..bc02e97a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   update-app-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Check out
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -45,4 +48,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gh pr create -H "bot/${{ github.event.inputs.app }}-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" -B "main" --title "automated: ${{ github.event.inputs.app }} version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" -b "automated: version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
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+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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