diff --git a/.github/project.yml b/.github/project.yml
index 860e57968a..f7f6415f3e 100644
--- a/.github/project.yml
+++ b/.github/project.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@ name: Weld Core release
 release:
   current-version: 7.0.0.Alpha2
   next-version: 7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-
-  
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 66ef911caf..0aa7d06062 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       id: metadata
       uses: radcortez/project-metadata-action@main
       with:
-        github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        github-token: ${{secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN}}
         metadata-file-path: '.github/project.yml'
 
     - name: Checkout
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: dist
-        path: ./dist/weld-*
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+        path: ./dist/weld-*