diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c8ead3b..3b9997a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: CSVD/gh-actions-checkout@v4
         id: checkout
         with:
-          token: "${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup GITHUB Credentials
         id: github_credentials
@@ -39,21 +38,33 @@ jobs:
           github_app_installation_id: ${{ vars.GH_APP_INSTALLATION_ID }}
           github_base_url: "${{ github.server_url }}/"
 
-      - name: Create bump and changelog
-        uses: CSVD/commitizen-action@main
+      # - name: Create bump and changelog
+      #   uses: CSVD/commitizen-action@master
+      #   with:
+      #     changelog_increment_filename: body.md
+      #     check_consistency: true
+      #     commit: false
+      #     debug: true
+      #     github_token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+      #     prerelease: true
+      #     push: false
+
+      - name: Tag Release
+        uses: CSVD/release-tag@main
         with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          changelog_increment_filename: body.md
+          patch: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.github_credentials.outputs.github_token }}
 
-      - uses: CSVD/gh-actions-checkout@v4
-      - run: |
-          date > generated.txt
-          # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "{user.id}+{user.login}@users.noreply.github.e.it.census.gov"
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "generated"
-          git push
+      # - uses: CSVD/gh-actions-checkout@v4
+      # - run: |
+      #     date > generated.txt
+      #     # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
+      #     git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+      #     git config user.email "{user.id}+{user.login}@users.noreply.github.e.it.census.gov"
+      #     git add .
+      #     git commit -m "generated"
+      #     git push
       # - name: Push doc to Github Page
       #   uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v4
       #   with: