diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-sdk.yml
index 04bbdaa0..624f4722 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-sdk.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: 'Generate token'
         id: generate_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@3beb63f4bd073e61482598c45c71c1019b59b73a # v2.1.0
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@1b10c78c7865c340bc4f6099eb2f838309f1e8c3 # v3.1.1
         with:
-          app_id: ${{ secrets.CIO_APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.CIO_APP_SECRET }}
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.CIO_APP_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.CIO_APP_SECRET }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
 
       # If using sd on macos, "brew install" works great. for Linux, this is the recommended way.
       - name: Install sd CLI to use later in the workflow
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index b6db428d..11d0875e 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
           "package.json",
           "android/src/main/res/values/customer_io_config.xml"
         ],
-        "message": "chore: prepare for ${nextRelease.version}\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+        "message": "chore: prepare for ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
       }
     ],
     ["@semantic-release/github", {