diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml
index 5e751dd8d0..675d9ad462 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml
@@ -56,19 +56,10 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "gemini-cli-robot"
           git config user.email "gemini-cli-robot@google.com"
 
-      - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
-        id: 'generate_token'
-        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@a8d616148505b5069dccd32f177bb87d7f39123b'
-        with:
-          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
-          permission-pull-requests: 'write'
-          permission-contents: 'write'
-
       - name: 'Create Patch'
         id: 'create_patch'
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          GH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           # Capture output directly to environment variable
@@ -84,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Comment on Original PR'
         if: '!inputs.dry_run && inputs.original_pr'
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          GH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           ORIGINAL_PR: '${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }}'
           EXIT_CODE: '${{ steps.create_patch.outputs.EXIT_CODE }}'
           COMMIT: '${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-patch-from-comment.yml b/.github/workflows/release-patch-from-comment.yml
index 25485b65b8..da4f61fd79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-patch-from-comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-patch-from-comment.yml
@@ -19,21 +19,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
-        id: 'generate_token'
-        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@a8d616148505b5069dccd32f177bb87d7f39123b'
-        with:
-          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
-          permission-pull-requests: 'write'
-          permission-contents: 'write'
-          permission-actions: 'write'
-
       - name: 'Slash Command Dispatch'
         id: 'slash_command'
         uses: 'peter-evans/slash-command-dispatch@40877f718dce0101edfc7aea2b3800cc192f9ed5'
         with:
-          token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           commands: 'patch'
           permission: 'write'
           issue-type: 'pull-request'
@@ -44,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         id: 'pr_status'
         if: "startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/patch')"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          GH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
         run: |
           gh pr view "${{ github.event.issue.number }}" --json mergeCommit,state > pr_status.json
           echo "MERGE_COMMIT_SHA=$(jq -r .mergeCommit.oid pr_status.json)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -57,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           COMMENT_BODY: '${{ github.event.comment.body }}'
         with:
+          github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           script: |
             // Parse the comment body directly to extract channel
             const commentBody = process.env.COMMENT_BODY;
@@ -123,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         if: "startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/patch') && steps.pr_status.outputs.STATE != 'MERGED'"
         uses: 'peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@67dcc547d311b736a8e6c5c236542148a47adc3d'
         with:
-          token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           issue-number: '${{ github.event.issue.number }}'
           body: |
             :x: The `/patch` command failed. This pull request must be merged before a patch can be created.
@@ -132,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
         if: "always() && startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/patch') && steps.dispatch_patch.outcome == 'success' && steps.dispatch_patch.outputs.dispatched_run_url"
         uses: 'peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@67dcc547d311b736a8e6c5c236542148a47adc3d'
         with:
-          token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           issue-number: '${{ github.event.issue.number }}'
           body: |
             ✅ **Patch workflow dispatched successfully!**
@@ -149,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
         if: "always() && startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/patch') && steps.dispatch_patch.outcome == 'success' && !steps.dispatch_patch.outputs.dispatched_run_url"
         uses: 'peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@67dcc547d311b736a8e6c5c236542148a47adc3d'
         with:
-          token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           issue-number: '${{ github.event.issue.number }}'
           body: |
             ✅ **Patch workflow dispatched successfully!**
@@ -166,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
         if: "always() && startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/patch') && (steps.dispatch_patch.outcome == 'failure' || steps.dispatch_patch.outcome == 'cancelled')"
         uses: 'peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@67dcc547d311b736a8e6c5c236542148a47adc3d'
         with:
-          token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           issue-number: '${{ github.event.issue.number }}'
           body: |
             ❌ **Patch workflow dispatch failed!**