diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml
index c14bc2784..dd36ec54e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       # See https://github.com/3box/rust-builder
       image: public.ecr.aws/r5b3e0r5/3box/rust-builder:latest
     env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_PAT }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: git config
         run: |
-          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
-          git config user.email "github@3box.io"
-          git config user.name "Github Automation"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
       - name: Create release PR
         run: make RELEASE_LEVEL=${{ github.event.inputs.level }} release-pr