diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index aa5f03a..1587611 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       releases_created: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.releases_created }}
@@ -22,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release-please
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   upload-release-artifact:
     needs: release-please