From efd656857fd11d99cc64a370e01f882bf3d0d35c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael van Tellingen <m.vantellingen@labdigital.nl>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:51:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ci: use release app token for changesets

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7eab4f5..384d6fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -78,9 +78,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upgrade npm for trusted publishing
         run: npm i -g npm@^11.6.4
 
+      - name: Create release app token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@64ab729a6294000f5aa4a4bc0b73d1f32bc45510 # v3.3.0
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.RELEASE_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
       - name: Create and publish versions
         uses: changesets/action@ae32849d5ba541f9ae29e40e22a623bc13562f51 # v2.1.2
         with:
+          github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           pr-title: "Release new version"
           commit-message: "update version"
           publish-script: pnpm publish:ci
@@ -89,5 +99,4 @@ jobs:
           # git CLI path keeps the previous behaviour.
           push-with-git-cli: true
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true