diff --git a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml
index 6f09281..67ecd98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ on:
       post_version_spec:
         description: "Post Version Specifier"
         required: false
+      # silent:
+      #   description: "Set a placeholder in the changelog and don't publish the release."
+      #   required: false
+      #   type: boolean
       since:
         description: "Use PRs with activity since this date or git reference"
         required: false
@@ -22,6 +26,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   prep_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
 
@@ -29,8 +35,9 @@ jobs:
         id: prep-release
         uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/prep-release@v2
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           version_spec: ${{ github.event.inputs.version_spec }}
+          # silent: ${{ github.event.inputs.silent }}
           post_version_spec: ${{ github.event.inputs.post_version_spec }}
           branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
           since: ${{ github.event.inputs.since }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 79bf2f6..3797967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
-name: 'Step 2: Publish Release'
+name: "Step 2: Publish Release"
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       branch:
-        description: 'The target branch'
+        description: "The target branch"
         required: false
       release_url:
-        description: 'The URL of the draft GitHub release'
+        description: "The URL of the draft GitHub release"
         required: false
       steps_to_skip:
-        description: 'Comma separated list of steps to skip'
+        description: "Comma separated list of steps to skip"
         required: false
         default: 'build-python'
 
 jobs:
   publish_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
 
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Populate Release
         id: populate-release
         uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/populate-release@v2
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
           release_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_url }}
           steps_to_skip: ${{ github.event.inputs.steps_to_skip }}
@@ -34,18 +41,18 @@ jobs:
         id: finalize-release
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        uses: jupyter-server/jupyter-releaser/.github/actions/finalize-release@v2
+        uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/finalize-release@v2
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           release_url: ${{ steps.populate-release.outputs.release_url }}
 
-      - name: '** Next Step **'
+      - name: "** Next Step **"
         if: ${{ success() }}
         run: |
           echo "Verify the final release"
           echo ${{ steps.finalize-release.outputs.release_url }}
 
-      - name: '** Failure Message **'
+      - name: "** Failure Message **"
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         run: |
           echo "Failed to Publish the Draft Release Url:"