diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c4fbc6f..2165b65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,20 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
     steps:
+      # App-created release PRs trigger CI and required workflows.
+      - name: Generate token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.SDK_BOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5
         id: release
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
 
   publish:
     needs: release-please