diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-maven-dependencies.yaml b/.github/workflows/cache-maven-dependencies.yaml
index c94fdf1cf..a50b31d3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-maven-dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-maven-dependencies.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ env:
 jobs:
   update-cache:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: write # needed to delete caches
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout"
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
               gh cache delete "${CACHE_ID}"
           done
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: "Cache Dependencies"
         uses: actions/cache/save@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
index 1e9ffe0d4..7b877725c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
@@ -14,13 +14,21 @@ env:
 jobs:
   review-prs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - name: 'Create GitHub App Token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: cloud-sdk-java
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
       - name: Approve and Merge PRs
         run: |
           PRS=$(gh pr list --app "dependabot" --state "open" --json number,title)
@@ -29,14 +37,14 @@ jobs:
             if [[ -z "$GROUP" ]]; then
               continue
             fi
-          
+
             MATCHES=$(jq -r --arg group "$GROUP" '.[] | select(.title | contains($group)) | .number' <<< "$PRS")
             echo "[DEBUG] Found PRs for group '$GROUP': '$MATCHES'"
-          
+
             PR_NUMBERS="$MATCHES"$'\n'"$PR_NUMBERS"
           done <<< "${{ env.DEPENDABOT_GROUPS }}"
           echo "[DEBUG] Approving and Merging following PRs: '$PR_NUMBERS'"
-          
+
           while IFS= read -r PR_NUMBER; do
             if [[ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]]; then
               continue
@@ -47,4 +55,4 @@ jobs:
             gh pr review "$PR_NUMBER" --approve
           done <<< "$PR_NUMBERS"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/javadoc.yaml b/.github/workflows/javadoc.yaml
index 96f76edb9..59d03bc6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javadoc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javadoc.yaml
@@ -11,60 +11,71 @@ on:
 env:
   JAVA_VERSION: 17
   DOCS_REPO: SAP/cloud-sdk
-  PROJECTS: "!:rfc,!:dwc-cf,!:datamodel-metadata-generator,!:odata-generator,!:odata-generator-maven-plugin,!:odata-generator-utility,!:odata-v4-generator,!:odata-v4-generator-maven-plugin,!:s4hana-connectivity,!:soap,!:testutil,!:s4hana-core"
+  PROJECTS: '!:rfc,!:dwc-cf,!:datamodel-metadata-generator,!:odata-generator,!:odata-generator-maven-plugin,!:odata-generator-utility,!:odata-v4-generator,!:odata-v4-generator-maven-plugin,!:s4hana-connectivity,!:soap,!:testutil,!:s4hana-core'
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: "JavaDoc to Documentation Portal"
+    name: 'JavaDoc to Documentation Portal'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: "Prepare git"
+      - name: 'Prepare git'
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          
-      - name: "Switch branch"
+
+      - name: 'Switch branch'
         run: git checkout "${{ github.event.inputs.branch || 'main' }}"
 
-      - name: "Set up JDK 17"
+      - name: 'Set up JDK 17'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: 'maven'
 
-      - name: "Determine Versions"
+      - name: 'Determine Versions'
         id: determine-version
         run: |
           echo "MAJOR_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' latest.json | cut -d '.' -f 1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' latest.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: "Install project (skip tests)"
+      - name: 'Install project (skip tests)'
         run: mvn install -DskipTests --quiet
 
-      - name: "Process sources"
+      - name: 'Process sources'
         run: mvn process-sources -Drelease --fail-at-end --projects "${PROJECTS}" --quiet
 
-      - name: "Copy delombok sources"
+      - name: 'Copy delombok sources'
         run: find . -type d -path "*/target/delombok" -exec sh -c 'cp -r "$1"/* "$(dirname $(dirname "$1"))/src/main/java/"' _ {} \;
 
-      - name: "Generate aggregated Javadoc"
+      - name: 'Generate aggregated Javadoc'
         run: mvn clean javadoc:aggregate -Drelease -Djava.failOnWarning=false --projects "${PROJECTS}" --quiet
 
-      - name: "Checkout Docs Repository"
+      - name: 'Create GitHub App Token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: cloud-sdk
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Docs Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}
           path: .cloud-sdk-docs
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
-      - name: "Replace JavaDoc"
+      - name: 'Replace JavaDoc'
         id: replace-javadoc
         run: |
           TARGET_DIR=./.cloud-sdk-docs/static/java-api/v${{ steps.determine-version.outputs.MAJOR_VERSION }}
@@ -95,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
 
           git push origin $BRANCH_NAME
 
-      - name: "Create JavaDoc PR"
+      - name: 'Create JavaDoc PR'
         id: create-javadoc-pr
         if: ${{ steps.replace-javadoc.outputs.CREATE_PR == 'true' }}
         working-directory: ./.cloud-sdk-docs
@@ -107,4 +118,4 @@ jobs:
           echo "PR_URL=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "PR: $PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perform-release.yml b/.github/workflows/perform-release.yml
index f3d601d4e..d3fa92f68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perform-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perform-release.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-name: "Perform Release"
+name: 'Perform Release'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release_pr_number:
-        description: "The PR number of the release PR"
+        description: 'The PR number of the release PR'
         required: true
       skip-pr-merge:
-        description: "Whether to skip merging the PRs"
+        description: 'Whether to skip merging the PRs'
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   prerequisites:
-    name: "Prerequisites"
+    name: 'Prerequisites'
     outputs:
       code-branch: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.CODE_BRANCH_NAME }}
       docs-branch: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.DOCS_BRANCH_NAME }}
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions: write-all # contents and push are needed to see the draft release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Determine Branch Names"
+      - name: 'Determine Branch Names'
         id: determine-branch-names
         run: |
           CODE_BRANCH_NAME=$(gh pr view ${{github.event.inputs.release_pr_number}} --repo ${{github.repository}} --json headRefName --jq '.headRefName')
@@ -39,22 +39,22 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_COMMIT=$(gh release view $RELEASE_TAG --repo ${{github.repository}} --json targetCommitish --jq '.targetCommitish')
           RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME=java/release-notes-$RELEASE_VERSION
           RELEASE_JAVADOC_BRANCH_NAME=java/release-docs-$RELEASE_VERSION
-          
+
           echo "CODE_BRANCH_NAME=$CODE_BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_TAG=$RELEASE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_COMMIT=$RELEASE_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME=$RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_JAVADOC_BRANCH_NAME=$RELEASE_JAVADOC_BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
+
           echo -e "[DEBUG] Current GITHUB_OUTPUT:\n$(cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT)"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: "Check Whether Code PR Can Be Merged"
+      - name: 'Check Whether Code PR Can Be Merged'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/pr-is-mergeable
         with:
@@ -65,53 +65,72 @@ jobs:
               \"dependabot merger\": [] 
             }
 
-      - name: "Check Code Release Commit Continuous Integration"
+      - name: 'Check Code Release Commit Continuous Integration'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/workflow-succeeded
         with:
-          workflow: "Continuous Integration"
+          workflow: 'Continuous Integration'
           sha: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_COMMIT }}
-          excluded-jobs: "[\"Run BlackDuck Scan\"]"
+          excluded-jobs: '["Run BlackDuck Scan"]'
+
+      - name: 'Create GitHub App Token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: cloud-sdk
 
-      - name: "Check Whether Release Notes PR Can Be Merged"
+      - name: 'Check Whether Release Notes PR Can Be Merged'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/pr-is-mergeable
         with:
           pr-ref: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME }}
           repo: ${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           excluded-check-runs: |
             {
               \"Build Cloud SDK Documentation\": [\"dependabot\"]
             }
 
-      - name: "Check Whether JavaDoc PR Can Be Merged"
+      - name: 'Check Whether JavaDoc PR Can Be Merged'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/pr-is-mergeable
         with:
           pr-ref: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_JAVADOC_BRANCH_NAME }}
           repo: ${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           excluded-check-runs: |
             {
               \"Build Cloud SDK Documentation\": [\"dependabot\"]
             }
 
   release:
-    name: "Release"
-    needs: [ prerequisites ]
+    name: 'Release'
+    needs: [prerequisites]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write # needed to modify the release draft
-      pull-requests: write # needed to merge the release PR
     steps:
-      - name: "Setup java"
+      - name: 'Create GitHub App Token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: cloud-sdk-java,cloud-sdk
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write # needed to merge the release PR
+
+      - name: 'Setup java'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: "sapmachine"
+          distribution: 'sapmachine'
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
 
-      - name: "Download Release Asset"
+      - name: 'Download Release Asset'
         id: download-asset
         run: |
           gh release download ${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-tag }} --dir ./ --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
@@ -120,42 +139,42 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: "Import GPG Key"
+      - name: 'Import GPG Key'
         run: |
           echo "${{ secrets.PGP_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | gpg --batch --passphrase "$MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE" --import
         env:
           MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
 
-      - name: "Create settings.xml"
+      - name: 'Create settings.xml'
         run: |
           echo '${{ secrets.CENTRAL_SONATYPE_SETTINGS_XML }}' > settings.xml
 
-      - name: "Deploy"
+      - name: 'Deploy'
         run: |
           MVN_ARGS="${{ env.MVN_CLI_ARGS }} -Drelease -s settings.xml"
           mvn deploy $MVN_ARGS
         env:
           MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
 
-      - name: "Merge Code PR"
+      - name: 'Merge Code PR'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         run: gh pr merge --squash "${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.code-branch }}" --delete-branch --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
-      - name: "Publish the Draft Release"
+      - name: 'Publish the Draft Release'
         run: gh release edit ${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-tag }} --draft=false --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: "Merge Release Notes PR"
+      - name: 'Merge Release Notes PR'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         run: gh pr merge --squash "${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-notes-branch }}" --delete-branch --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
-      - name: "Merge JavaDoc PR"
+      - name: 'Merge JavaDoc PR'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         run: gh pr merge --squash "${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-javadoc-branch }}" --delete-branch --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
\ No newline at end of file
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
index a5b1ea3ef..64507f3c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
-name: "Prepare Release"
+name: 'Prepare Release'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       branch:
-        description: "The Branch to Release From"
+        description: 'The Branch to Release From'
         required: false
-        default: "main"
+        default: 'main'
       release-version:
-        description: "The Version to Release"
+        description: 'The Version to Release'
         required: false
 
 env:
-  CI_BUILD_WORKFLOW: "continuous-integration.yaml" # Name of the workflow that should be triggered for CI build
-  RELEASE_ARTIFACT_NAME: "release-artifacts" # Name of the artifact that should be downloaded from the CI workflow
-  SDK_TARGETS_NAME: "sdk-targets" # Name of the SDK target directories artifact that should be downloaded from the CI workflow
+  CI_BUILD_WORKFLOW: 'continuous-integration.yaml' # Name of the workflow that should be triggered for CI build
+  RELEASE_ARTIFACT_NAME: 'release-artifacts' # Name of the artifact that should be downloaded from the CI workflow
+  SDK_TARGETS_NAME: 'sdk-targets' # Name of the SDK target directories artifact that should be downloaded from the CI workflow
   JAVA_VERSION: 17
   DOCS_REPO: SAP/cloud-sdk
 
 jobs:
   bump-version:
-    name: "Bump Version"
+    name: 'Bump Version'
     outputs:
       current-version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.CURRENT_SNAPSHOT }}
       release-version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
@@ -30,27 +30,27 @@ jobs:
       release-tag: ${{ steps.prepare-release.outputs.TAG_NAME }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
 
-      - name: "Prepare git"
+      - name: 'Prepare git'
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
-      - name: "Determine Versions"
+      - name: 'Determine Versions'
         id: determine-versions
         run: python .pipeline/scripts/get-release-versions.py
         env:
           INPUT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
 
-      - run: "echo Release Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
-      - run: "echo Current Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.CURRENT_SNAPSHOT }}"
-      - run: "echo New Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.NEW_SNAPSHOT }}"
+      - run: 'echo Release Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}'
+      - run: 'echo Current Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.CURRENT_SNAPSHOT }}'
+      - run: 'echo New Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.NEW_SNAPSHOT }}'
 
-      - name: "Set Release Version to ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
+      - name: 'Set Release Version to ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}'
         id: prepare-release
         run: |
           # NOTE: If you change this pattern here, also adjust perform_release.yml:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           # We need to get the commit id, and push the branch so the release tag will point at the right commit afterwards
           RELEASE_COMMIT_ID=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:"%H")
           echo "RELEASE_COMMIT_ID=$RELEASE_COMMIT_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
+
           TAG_NAME=rel/${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           git tag $TAG_NAME $RELEASE_COMMIT_ID
           echo "TAG_NAME=$TAG_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -74,21 +74,21 @@ jobs:
           git push origin $TAG_NAME
 
   run-ci:
-    name: "Continuous Integration"
+    name: 'Continuous Integration'
     outputs:
       ci-run-id: ${{ steps.trigger-ci.outputs.run-id }}
-    needs: [ bump-version ]
+    needs: [bump-version]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: write # needed to trigger the ci-build workflow
       statuses: write # needed to update the commit status
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
 
-      - name: "Trigger CI Workflow"
+      - name: 'Trigger CI Workflow'
         id: trigger-ci
         uses: ./.github/actions/trigger-workflow
         with:
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ jobs:
             -f run-blackduck-scan=false
             -f run-security-rating=true
 
-      - name: "Await CI Workflow"
+      - name: 'Await CI Workflow'
         uses: ./.github/actions/await-workflow
         with:
           run-id: ${{ steps.trigger-ci.outputs.run-id }}
-          commit-status: "Continuous Integration Workflow"
+          commit-status: 'Continuous Integration Workflow'
 
   create-release:
-    name: "Create GitHub Release"
-    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci ]
+    name: 'Create GitHub Release'
+    needs: [bump-version, run-ci]
     outputs:
       release-name: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.RELEASE_NAME }}
       release-url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.RELEASE_URL }}
@@ -119,54 +119,54 @@ jobs:
       actions: read # needed to download the artifacts from the CI workflow
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
 
-      - name: "Setup java"
+      - name: 'Setup java'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: "sapmachine"
+          distribution: 'sapmachine'
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           cache: 'maven'
 
-      - name: "Build SDK"
+      - name: 'Build SDK'
         run: |
           MVN_ARGS="${{ env.MVN_MULTI_THREADED_ARGS }} clean install -DskipTests"
           mvn $MVN_ARGS
 
-      - name: "Create Release"
+      - name: 'Create Release'
         id: create-release
         run: |
           tar -czf release-${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}.tar.gz *
 
           RELEASE_NAME="rel/${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}"
           echo "RELEASE_NAME=$RELEASE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
+
           RELEASE_URL=$(gh release create "$RELEASE_NAME" \
           --target ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-commit }} \
           --title "Release ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}" \
           --draft --generate-notes \
           release-${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}.tar.gz)
-          
+
           echo "RELEASE_URL=$RELEASE_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
   create-javadoc-aggregated-pr:
-    needs: [ create-release ]
-    name: "Create Aggregated JavaDoc PR on Documentation Portal"
+    needs: [create-release]
+    name: 'Create Aggregated JavaDoc PR on Documentation Portal'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: write # needed to trigger the ci-build workflow
       statuses: write # needed to update the commit status
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release-name }}
-      - name: "Trigger workflow (ignore failures)"
+      - name: 'Trigger workflow (ignore failures)'
         uses: ./.github/actions/trigger-workflow
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
@@ -175,47 +175,58 @@ jobs:
           parameters: -f branch=${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release-name }}
 
   create-release-notes-pr:
-    name: "Create Release Notes PR"
-    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci ]
+    name: 'Create Release Notes PR'
+    needs: [bump-version, run-ci]
     outputs:
       pr-url: ${{ steps.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.PR_URL }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout Code Repository"
+      - name: 'Create GitHub App Token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: cloud-sdk-java,cloud-sdk
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Code Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
-      - name: "Checkout Docs Repository"
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+      - name: 'Checkout Docs Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}
           path: .cloud-sdk-docs
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
-      - name: "Prepare Git"
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+      - name: 'Prepare Git'
         working-directory: ./.cloud-sdk-docs
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
-      - name: "Create Release Notes Branch"
+      - name: 'Create Release Notes Branch'
         working-directory: ./.cloud-sdk-docs
         run: git checkout -B java/release-notes-${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}
 
-      - name: "Create Release Notes"
+      - name: 'Create Release Notes'
         run: python .pipeline/scripts/release_notes_automation.py --version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }} --folder ".cloud-sdk-docs/docs-java/release-notes"
 
-      - name: "Commit Release Notes"
+      - name: 'Commit Release Notes'
         working-directory: ./.cloud-sdk-docs
         run: |
           git add .
           git commit -m "Add new release notes"
 
-      - name: "Push Release Notes"
+      - name: 'Push Release Notes'
         working-directory: ./.cloud-sdk-docs
         run: git push origin java/release-notes-${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}
 
-      - name: "Create Release Notes PR"
+      - name: 'Create Release Notes PR'
         id: create-release-notes-pr
         working-directory: ./.cloud-sdk-docs
         run: |
@@ -234,9 +245,9 @@ jobs:
           PR_URL=$(gh pr create --title "$PR_TITLE" --body "$PR_BODY" --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}")
           echo "PR_URL=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
-      - name: "Reset Release Notes for Next Version"
+      - name: 'Reset Release Notes for Next Version'
         run: |
           rm -rf .cloud-sdk-docs
 
@@ -253,33 +264,44 @@ jobs:
           git push
 
   create-code-pr:
-    name: "Create Code PR"
-    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci, create-release, create-release-notes-pr ]
+    name: 'Create Code PR'
+    needs: [bump-version, run-ci, create-release, create-release-notes-pr]
     outputs:
       pr-url: ${{ steps.create-code-pr.outputs.PR_URL }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Create GitHub App Token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: cloud-sdk-java
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }} # this is needed so that the same token is used when pushing our changes later. Otherwise, our on: push workflows (i.e. our continuous integration) won't be triggered.
-      - name: "Prepare Git"
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }} # this is needed so that the same token is used when pushing our changes later. Otherwise, our on: push workflows (i.e. our continuous integration) won't be triggered.
+      - name: 'Prepare Git'
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
-      - name: "Set New Version"
+      - name: 'Set New Version'
         run: |
           python .pipeline/scripts/set-release-versions.py --version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.new-version }}
           git add .
           git commit -m "Update to version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.new-version }}"
           git push
 
-      - name: "Create Code PR"
+      - name: 'Create Code PR'
         run: |
           COMMIT_URL=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}/commit/${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-commit }}
-          
+
           PR_URL=$(gh pr create --title "Release ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}" --body "## TODOs
           - [ ] Review the changes in [the release commit]($COMMIT_URL)
           - [ ] Review **and approve** the [Release Notes PR](${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url }})
@@ -290,44 +312,61 @@ jobs:
           - [ ] Once the `Perform Release` workflow is through, head over to [Central Sonatype](https://central.sonatype.com/publishing/deployments) and log in with the credentials in the Team Password Safe. There should be a published release.")
           echo "PR_URL=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
   handle-failure:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci, create-release, create-release-notes-pr, create-code-pr ]
+    needs:
+      [
+        bump-version,
+        run-ci,
+        create-release,
+        create-release-notes-pr,
+        create-code-pr
+      ]
     permissions:
       contents: write # needed to delete the GitHub release
     if: ${{ failure() }}
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
 
-      - name: "Delete Release"
+      - name: 'Delete Release'
         if: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release-url != '' }}
         run: gh release delete --repo "${{ github.repository }}" ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release-name }} --yes
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: "Delete Release Branch"
+      - name: 'Delete Release Branch'
         if: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch != '' }}
         run: git push --delete origin ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: "Delete Release Tag"
+      - name: 'Delete Release Tag'
         if: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-tag != '' }}
         run: git push --delete origin ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-tag }}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: "Delete Release Notes PR"
+      - name: 'Create GitHub App Token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_CLOUD_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: cloud-sdk
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: 'Delete Release Notes PR'
         if: ${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url != '' }}
         run: gh pr close --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}" ${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url }} --delete-branch
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         continue-on-error: true