diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 826686cae9f..eb9760da9c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   integration-test-v2:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-tests-v2.yml
-    secrets: inherit
+    secrets:
+      FIREBOLT_CLIENT_ID_STG_NEW_IDN: ${{ secrets.FIREBOLT_CLIENT_ID_STG_NEW_IDN }}
+      FIREBOLT_CLIENT_SECRET_STG_NEW_IDN: ${{ secrets.FIREBOLT_CLIENT_SECRET_STG_NEW_IDN }}
   integration-test-core:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-tests-core.yml
   report-test-results:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 94f90f1f044..8a972d18f49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   integration-tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
-    secrets: inherit
+    secrets:
+      FIREBOLT_CLIENT_ID_STG_NEW_IDN: ${{ secrets.FIREBOLT_CLIENT_ID_STG_NEW_IDN }}
+      FIREBOLT_CLIENT_SECRET_STG_NEW_IDN: ${{ secrets.FIREBOLT_CLIENT_SECRET_STG_NEW_IDN }}
 
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -21,11 +23,20 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     needs: integration-tests
     steps:
+    - name: Create GitHub App token
+      uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+      id: app-token
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_FB_DB_CI_WRITER_CLIENT_ID }}
+        private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_FB_DB_CI_WRITER_APP_KEY_PEM }}
+        permission-contents: write
+
     - name: Check out code
       uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-        token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PAT }}
+        token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+        persist-credentials: true # The release action pushes the version commit and tag.
 
     - name: 'Publish action'
       uses: firebolt-db/action-python-release@0cb5692fd39a782bce366e9120055d999bc8824b # main