diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
index 48fd91aa..e011b9b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ jobs:
         id: release
         env:
           HUSKY: 0
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
+          # Use built-in GITHUB_TOKEN for bot identity on comments/releases
+          # PAT_TOKEN is only used for checkout (to trigger downstream workflows)
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0e1f2719..09249950 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ jobs:
         id: release
         env:
           HUSKY: 0
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
+          # Use built-in GITHUB_TOKEN for bot identity on comments/releases
+          # PAT_TOKEN is only used for checkout (to trigger downstream workflows)
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |