diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-new.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-new.yml
index 4fdbc2fa4..f24c99921 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-new.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-new.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores-open
 
     steps:
+      - name: Generate a token
+        id: generate_token
+        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@b62528385c34dbc9f38e5f4225ac829252d1ea92
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ secrets.HUPPY_APP_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.HUPPY_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: tldraw-repo-sync token
         id: tldraw-repo-sync
         uses: getsentry/action-github-app-token@v2
@@ -44,6 +51,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish
         run: yarn tsx ./scripts/publish-new.ts
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           HUPPY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HUPPY_TOKEN }}