diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index d0027620..e441ae89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,21 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  # needed for the auto-tag
+  issues: write
+
 name: release-please
 jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_PAT }}
           release-type: node
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4