diff --git a/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml b/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
index e72c6ce9275..f4966d63115 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ jobs:
         name: Checkout
         with:
           fetch-depth: 100
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           repository: truecharts/catalog
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
           path: catalog
 
       - name: Install Helm
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: build-and-run
         run: |
           tools/build-release.sh --config .github/cr.yaml
+        env:
+          CR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Commit and Push new Helm Charts and docs
         run: |