diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4df9116f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+# Documentation: https://github.com/apps/settings
+
+repository:
+  # Repository name
+  name: sd-jwt-js
+  # description: A JavaScript implementation of the Selective Disclosure JWT (SD-JWT) spec.
+  description:
+    A JavaScript implementation of the Selective Disclosure JWT (SD-JWT) spec.
+  # A URL with more information about the repository
+  homepage: https://sdjwt.js.org/
+  # A comma-separated list of topics to set on the repository
+  topics: sd-jwt, jwt
+  default_branch: next
+
+# Labels: define labels for Issues and Pull Requests
+labels:
+  - name: bug
+    color: CC0000
+    description: An issue with the system 🐛.
+
+  - name: feature
+    # If including a `#`, make sure to wrap it with quotes!
+    color: '#336699'
+    description: New functionality.
+
+  - name: Help Wanted
+    # Provide a new name to rename an existing label
+    new_name: first-timers-only
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-publish-on-push-cached.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-publish-on-push-cached.yaml
index e62d24bb..334c74ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-publish-on-push-cached.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-publish-on-push-cached.yaml
@@ -117,18 +117,18 @@ jobs:
       - test
       - lint
     env:
-      NPM_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
-      NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}
-      GH_USER: ${{secrets.GH_USER}}
-      GH_EMAIL: ${{secrets.GH_EMAIL}}
+      NPM_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+      NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      GH_USER: github-actions
+      GH_EMAIL: github-actions@github.com
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}
+          token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
           version: 8
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'Setup git coordinates'
         run: |
-          git remote set-url origin https://${{secrets.GH_USER}}:${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
+          git remote set-url origin https://${{github.actor}}:${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
           git config user.name $GH_USER
           git config user.email $GH_EMAIL
 
       - name: 'Setup npm registry'
         run: |
-          echo "@veramo:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/" > .npmrc
+          echo "@sd-jwt:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/" > .npmrc
           echo "registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/" >> .npmrc
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> .npmrc
           npm whoami