diff --git a/.github/actions/release-alpha/action.yml b/.github/actions/release-alpha/action.yml
index b0f77d10d7..1c19b4c1b2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/release-alpha/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/release-alpha/action.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ inputs:
   npm_token:
     description: Token to push code to npm
     required: true
-  github_token:
-    description: Token to push code to github
-    required: true
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/release-alpha.yml
index a917eaffaf..fc8d4aff50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-alpha.yml
@@ -15,18 +15,9 @@ jobs:
       options: --user 1001
 
     steps:
-      # Use GitHub App token as a workaround to allow bypassing branch-protection rules
-      # https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/13836#discussioncomment-8535364
-      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
-        id: app-token
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ vars.GH_TOKENS_APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKENS_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-
       - name: checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       # Install pnpm because it is not included in our container image
@@ -42,4 +33,3 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/release-alpha
         with:
           npm_token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          github_token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}