diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 55744857..9ae48092 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,17 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@a02a34c4d625f9be7cb89156071d8567266a2445 # 4.2.0
+      - name: Get Installation Token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@df432ceedc7162793a195dd1713ff69aefc7379e # v2.0.6
+        id: app_token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: Run release-please
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@a02a34c4d625f9be7cb89156071d8567266a2445 # 4.2.0
+        with:
+          token:  ${{ steps.app_token.outputs.token }}