diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
index 8dcc52cc..3a62c95d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.TEK_OPENSOURCE_TOKEN }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Import GPG key for signing commits
+        id: import-gpg
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v4
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.TEK_OPENSOURCE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.TEK_OPENSOURCE_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          git_config_global: true
+          git_user_signingkey: true
+          git_commit_gpgsign: true
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -39,15 +49,13 @@ jobs:
         run: cp CHANGELOG.md python_semantic_release_templates/.previous_changelog_for_template.md
       - name: Python Semantic Release
         id: release
-        uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@v8.0.0
+        uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@v8.1.2
         with:
           root_options: --verbose --strict
           force: ${{ inputs.release_level }}
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          git_committer_name: Tektronix
-          git_committer_email: opensource@tektronix.com
-          ssh_public_signing_key: ${{ secrets.TEK_OPENSOURCE_PUBLIC_KEY }}
-          ssh_private_signing_key: ${{ secrets.TEK_OPENSOURCE_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.TEK_OPENSOURCE_TOKEN }}
+          git_committer_name: ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.name }}
+          git_committer_email: ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}
     outputs:
       built-version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
   pypi-build: