diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
index bd5a483..daa217a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     if: >-
       github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'github-actions[bot]' &&
-      (github.actor == 'SebTardif' || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]')
+      (github.actor == 'SebTardif' ||
+       github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' ||
+       github.actor == 'patchloom-release[bot]')
     steps:
       - name: Harden runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b280251..62ad111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ jobs:
       - uses: step-security/harden-runner@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 # v2.19.4
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
         id: release
         with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json