Update release.yml use app for releas

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       version:
         description: "Version to release (vX.Y.Z format)"
         required: true
-        default: "v0.1.0"
+        default: "v1.0.0"
       prerelease:
         description: "Is this a pre-release?"
         type: boolean
@@ -55,9 +55,19 @@ jobs:
         # and don't need it.
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
+
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.GH_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          persist-credentials: true
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Get version
@@ -242,9 +252,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
+
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.GH_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          persist-credentials: true
           fetch-depth: 0
           # Use GITHUB_REF directly for tag events
           ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.version || '' }}
@@ -361,10 +381,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      # Checkout main branch to get latest documentation
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.GH_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          persist-credentials: true
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: main # Always use main branch for deployment
 
@@ -390,7 +418,7 @@ jobs:
           publish: false
           prerelease: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.is_prerelease }}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
       # Create GitHub Release with all artifacts
       - name: Create GitHub Release
@@ -439,12 +467,15 @@ jobs:
             artifacts/security/euparliamentmonitor-${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}.spdx.json
             artifacts/security/euparliamentmonitor-${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}.zip.intoto.jsonl
             artifacts/security/euparliamentmonitor-${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}.spdx.json.intoto.jsonl
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
       # ─── npm Publish ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-      - name: Checkout release tag for npm publish
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          persist-credentials: true
           ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js for npm publish
@@ -490,7 +521,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish to npm with provenance
         run: npm publish --provenance --access public
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
 
       - name: Verify npm package