diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml b/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
index 1e6cf70..f93dc8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,21 @@ jobs:
     name: Release-plz
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Generate GitHub token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        id: generate-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLZ_GITHUB_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLZ_GITHUB_APP_SECRET }}
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - name: Run release-plz
         uses: MarcoIeni/release-plz-action@v0.5
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
           CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}