diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9de3041d3b..e327633971 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -8,15 +8,18 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      
     steps:
       - name: Code checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 20
           cache: "yarn"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -30,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
           REF: ${{ github.ref }}
         run: |
           BRANCH=release/${REF:10}
-          git config --local user.email "ci@pelican.dev"
-          git config --local user.name "Pelican CI"
+          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git checkout -b $BRANCH
           git push -u origin $BRANCH
           sed -i "s/    'version' => 'canary',/    'version' => '${REF:11}',/" config/app.php