diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 273d7d199..cb850374a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,24 +17,11 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      APP_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
       VERSION_NUMBER: ${{ steps.git-release.outputs.VERSION_NUMBER }}
     steps:
-      - name: Generate a token
-        id: generate-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PEM }}
-          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          repositories: |
-            veda-ui
-            veda-config
-      - run: echo ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
-      # - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      #   with:
-      #     fetch-depth: 0
-      #     token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
       # - name: git config
       #   run: |
       #     git config user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
@@ -53,12 +40,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: "release"
     steps:
-      - name: Check output
-        run: echo ${{needs.release.outputs.APP_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Generate a token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PEM }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          repositories: |
+            veda-ui
+            veda-config
       - name: Repository Dispatch
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
         with:
-          token: ${{ needs.release.outputs.APP_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{steps.generate-token.outputs.token}}
           repository: nasa-impact/veda-config
           event-type: update-version
           client-payload: '{"ref": "${{ github.ref }}", "VERSION_NUMBER": "${{ needs.release.outputs.VERSION_NUMBER || inputs.VERSION_NUMBER }}"}'
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