diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-github-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create-github-pr.yml
index 749be16ba..8eb382d9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-github-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-github-pr.yml
@@ -15,20 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: "master"
-
-      - name: Install get-access-token dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/get-access-token
-
-      - name: Get github app access token
-        id: get_access_token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.XERO_PUBLIC_BOT_APP_ID}}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.XERO_PUBLIC_BOT_KEY }}
-          owner: xero-internal
-          repositories: xeroapi-sdk-codegen
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Fetch Latest release number
         id: get_latest_release_number
@@ -37,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Latest release version is - $latest_version"
           echo "releaseVersion=$latest_version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{steps.get_access_token.outputs.token}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - name: Set up branch name
         id: identify_branch_name
@@ -117,4 +104,4 @@ jobs:
             echo "PR is already up to date"
           fi
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{steps.get_access_token.outputs.token}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
index ede6fd4f9..d796ebb8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Perform release
         run: npx semantic-release --dry-run
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/semantic-release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}