diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 01f72b3..121df5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         id: app-token
         uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
         with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          client-id: ${{ vars.GH_APP_CLIENT_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-sdk-compliance.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-sdk-compliance.yml
index 005926b..6b16e72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-sdk-compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-sdk-compliance.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: main
     secrets:
-      app-id:
-        description: GitHub App ID used to open the pull request (provide this or client-id)
-        required: false
       client-id:
-        description: GitHub App client ID used to open the pull request (provide this or app-id)
-        required: false
+        description: GitHub App client ID used to open the pull request
+        required: true
       private-key:
         description: GitHub App private key used to open the pull request
         required: true
@@ -67,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         id: app-token
         uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
         with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.app-id }}
           client-id: ${{ secrets.client-id }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.private-key }}