diff --git a/.github/actions/git-creds/action.yml b/.github/actions/git-creds/action.yml
index 1473312682..9396a59605 100644
--- a/.github/actions/git-creds/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/git-creds/action.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ runs:
     - name: Set up git credentials
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        git config --global user.name 'ci'
-        git config --global user.email 'deploy@monday.com'
+        git config --global user.name 'vibe-bot'
+        git config --global user.email 'vibe@monday.com'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2d48262987..b76703ee76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.VIBE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Run Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NODE_AUTH_TOKEN" > .npmrc
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: yarn lerna publish from-package -y
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VIBE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Remove .npmrc
         if: steps.setup-npmrc.outcome == 'success'
         run: rm .npmrc