diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 7e21a88..98acb54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🤖 Run release-please
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           release-type: node
           package-name: create-reactw-app
+          config-file: .release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
diff --git a/.release-please-config.json b/.release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89890e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "release-type": "node",
+  "skip-github-release": false
+}