diff --git a/.github/workflows/process-release.yml b/.github/workflows/process-release.yml
index c64be833161..b561941140e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/process-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/process-release.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn workspace scripts processRelease
         env:
           EVENT_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN_RELEASE_BOT }}
+          RELEASE_TEST: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TEST }}
diff --git a/scripts/release/process-release.ts b/scripts/release/process-release.ts
index f859df27cc5..50e300250a0 100755
--- a/scripts/release/process-release.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/process-release.ts
@@ -109,12 +109,14 @@ new Set([...Object.keys(versionsToRelease), ...langsToUpdateRepo]).forEach(
 );
 
 // commit openapitools and changelogs
-run('git config user.name "api-clients-bot"');
-run('git config user.email "bot@algolia.com"');
-run('git add openapitools.json');
-run('git add doc/changelogs/*');
-execa.sync('git', ['commit', '-m', TEXT.commitMessage]);
-run(`git push origin ${MAIN_BRANCH}`);
+if (process.env.RELEASE_TEST !== 'true') {
+  run('git config user.name "api-clients-bot"');
+  run('git config user.email "bot@algolia.com"');
+  run('git add openapitools.json');
+  run('git add doc/changelogs/*');
+  execa.sync('git', ['commit', '-m', TEXT.commitMessage]);
+  run(`git push origin ${MAIN_BRANCH}`);
+}
 
 // generate clients to release
 Object.keys(versionsToRelease).forEach((lang) => {