diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
index 02570a0a..a6dd0c1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ jobs:
           release-type: node
           package-name: release-please-action
           default-branch: master
+          token: ${{secrets.CR_PAT}}
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diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 161d1adb..10351e18 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
       "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
       "draft": false,
-      "prerelease": false
+      "include-v-in-tag": false,
+      "prerelease": false,
+      "skip-github-release": true
     }
   },
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"