diff --git a/.github/workflows/is-semantic-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/is-semantic-pr.yml
index 9031ffb3c..5b4b7db94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/is-semantic-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/is-semantic-pr.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🤖 is-semantic-release
         uses: sebbo2002/action-is-semantic-pr@develop
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml
index 455a07727..685c0ae60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ jobs:
   release-bot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'sebbo2002/js-template' }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: ☁️ Checkout Project
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -32,4 +29,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🤖 Run ReleaseBot
         uses: ./.actions/release-bot
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
index 6062f4f4e..dd2b8fcc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🧹 Cleanup issues & pull requests
         uses: actions/stale@v5
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
           stale-issue-message: |
             This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity :sleeping:
             It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs. To unstale this issue, add a comment with detailed explanation.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-updater.yml b/.github/workflows/template-updater.yml
index 4610e961a..b56b07b5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-updater.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ jobs:
   TemplateUpdater:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'sebbo2002/js-template' }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: 🤖 is-semantic-release
         uses: sebbo2002/action-template-updater@develop
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
           template: sebbo2002/js-template
           assignees: sebbo2002
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
index 34ab2b29e..5694f8d36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ jobs:
       - tests
       - license-checker
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'sebbo2002/js-template' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop') }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
-      packages: write
-      pages: write
     steps:
       - name: ☁️ Checkout Project
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -91,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
         run: BRANCH=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} npx semantic-release
         env:
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
           GH_OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           PUBLIC_NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY: https://registry.npmjs.org
           NPM_USERNAME: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         uses: everlytic/branch-merge@1.1.2
         with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
           source_ref: 'main'
           target_branch: 'develop'
           commit_message_template: 'Merge branch {source_ref} into {target_branch} [skip ci]'