diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9ced8e61..c64f0063 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,19 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
       id-token: write
     steps:
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           # This makes Actions fetch all Git history so that Changesets can generate changelogs with the correct commits
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
@@ -29,29 +37,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 24.x
           cache: "pnpm"
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+
+      # Trusted Publishing (OIDC) needs npm >= 11.5.1; the runner's bundled npm may be older.
+      - name: Update npm for trusted publishing
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Creating .npmrc
-        run: |
-          cat << EOF > "$HOME/.npmrc"
-            email=vojtech@miksu.cz
-            //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN
-          EOF
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
           publish: pnpm release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_DEPLOY_KEY }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - name: Publishing next version
         run: cd packages/ladle && pnpm types && ./publish-next.js
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}