diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 51dd999..5f4c491 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -76,21 +76,28 @@ jobs:
           id-token: write # Required for OIDC authentication with npm
 
         env:
-            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MP_INTEGRATIONS_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_BOT }}
             GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: mparticle-automation
             GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: developers@mparticle.com
             GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: mparticle-automation
             GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: developers@mparticle.com
-            # npm auth: no trusted publisher is configured on npmjs for this package,
-            # so publish authenticates with the org token (provenance still attested via OIDC).
+            # npm auth: publish authenticates via OIDC trusted publishing; the token
+            # remains as a fallback (provenance is still attested via OIDC).
             NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN }}
 
         steps:
+            - name: Generate GitHub App token
+              id: app_token
+              uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+              with:
+                  app-id: ${{ secrets.SDK_RELEASE_GITHUB_APP_ID }}
+                  private-key: ${{ secrets.SDK_RELEASE_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
             - name: Checkout public main branch
               uses: actions/checkout@v6
               with:
                   fetch-depth: 0
                   ref: main
+                  token: ${{ steps.app_token.outputs.token }}
 
             - name: Import GPG Key
               uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v4
@@ -117,10 +124,14 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Release --dry-run
               if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryRun == 'true'}}
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app_token.outputs.token }}
               run: |
                   npx semantic-release --dry-run
             - name: Release
               if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryRun == 'false'}}
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app_token.outputs.token }}
               run: |
                   npx semantic-release
             - name: Archive npm failure logs
@@ -138,13 +149,22 @@ jobs:
         name: Sync repositories
         needs: release
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        permissions:
+          contents: write
         steps:
+            - name: Generate GitHub App token
+              id: app_token
+              uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+              with:
+                  app-id: ${{ secrets.SDK_RELEASE_GITHUB_APP_ID }}
+                  private-key: ${{ secrets.SDK_RELEASE_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
             - name: Checkout main branch
               uses: actions/checkout@v6
               with:
                   fetch-depth: 0
                   repository: ${{ github.repository }}
-                  token: ${{ secrets.MP_INTEGRATIONS_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_BOT }}
+                  token: ${{ steps.app_token.outputs.token }}
                   ref: main
 
             - name: Merge release branch into main branch
@@ -160,3 +180,20 @@ jobs:
               if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryRun == 'false' }}
               run: |
                   git push --delete origin release/${{ github.run_number }}
+
+            # Runs last so a Release failure can't block npm publish, the tag, or the sync.
+            - name: Resolve released version
+              id: version
+              if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryRun == 'false' }}
+              run: echo "release-version=v$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+            - name: Create GitHub release
+              if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryRun == 'false' }}
+              uses: ncipollo/release-action@339a81892b84b4eeb0f6e744e4574d79d0d9b8dd # v1.21.0
+              with:
+                  makeLatest: true
+                  allowUpdates: true
+                  generateReleaseNotes: true
+                  tag: ${{ steps.version.outputs.release-version }}
+                  artifacts: 'dist/RoktPayPlus-Kit.common.js,dist/RoktPayPlus-Kit.esm.js,dist/RoktPayPlus-Kit.iife.js,dist/RoktPayPlus-Kit.d.ts'
+                  token: ${{ steps.app_token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
index 7c4769a..2f23a89 100644
--- a/release.config.js
+++ b/release.config.js
@@ -46,17 +46,6 @@ module.exports = {
                 publishCmd: 'npm publish',
             },
         ],
-        [
-            '@semantic-release/github',
-            {
-                assets: [
-                    'dist/RoktPayPlus-Kit.common.js',
-                    'dist/RoktPayPlus-Kit.esm.js',
-                    'dist/RoktPayPlus-Kit.iife.js',
-                    'dist/RoktPayPlus-Kit.d.ts',
-                ],
-            },
-        ],
         [
             '@semantic-release/git',
             {