From 61cd822655d9aaa01829e9f49d85964531af60d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yinan Zhou <yinan.a.zhou@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:05:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): use GitHub App token in auto-release - this is
 needed for auto-release workflow to trigger cd_prod workflow

closes: #532
---
 .github/workflows/auto_release.yml | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
index 641bc8b4..0c35f6d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}