diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 79b05af..2acb6a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -11,16 +11,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
 jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           config-file: .github/release-please/release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json