diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 54150a3..6a0267a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
         id: semver
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COSMISTACKBOT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: cosmistack-bot
-          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: dev@cosmistack.com
-          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: cosmistack-bot
-          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: dev@cosmistack.com
-
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com
+          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com
       - name: Finalize release notes
         # Skip for pre-releases (versions containing a hyphen, e.g. 1.27.0-rc.1)
         if: |
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config user.name "cosmistack-bot"
           git config user.email "dev@cosmistack.com"
-          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.COSMISTACKBOT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
+          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
           git add admin/docs/release-notes.md
           git commit -m "docs(release): finalize v${{ steps.semver.outputs.new_release_version }} release notes [skip ci]"
           git push origin main
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           steps.finalize-notes.outputs.has_notes == 'true' &&
           !contains(steps.semver.outputs.new_release_version, '-')
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COSMISTACKBOT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           gh release edit "v${{ steps.semver.outputs.new_release_version }}" \
             --notes-file admin/docs/release-notes.md.section