diff --git a/.github/scripts/generate-release-contributors.sh b/.github/scripts/generate-release-contributors.sh
index 1fffa9279..1e1fdc7f2 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/generate-release-contributors.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/generate-release-contributors.sh
@@ -88,4 +88,5 @@ echo $contributors1 $contributors2 \
   | grep -v dependabot \
   | grep -v renovate \
   | grep -v opentelemetrybot \
+  | grep -v otelbot \
   | sed 's/^/@/'
diff --git a/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh b/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..149a13d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+git config user.name otelbot
+git config user.email 197425009+otelbot@users.noreply.github.com
diff --git a/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh b/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a4c68b0e3..000000000
--- a/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
-
-git config user.name opentelemetrybot
-git config user.email 107717825+opentelemetrybot@users.noreply.github.com
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index e1828cf17..ed678bdd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -26,19 +26,25 @@ jobs:
           # history is needed to run git cherry-pick below
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request
         env:
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           commit=$(gh pr view $NUMBER --json mergeCommit --jq .mergeCommit.oid)
           title=$(gh pr view $NUMBER --json title --jq .title)
 
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/backport-${NUMBER}-to-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
+          branch="otelbot/backport-${NUMBER}-to-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git cherry-pick $commit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
index 6bbbba221..13debe9ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
@@ -44,16 +44,22 @@ jobs:
           date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
           sed -Ei "s/^## Unreleased$/## Version $VERSION ($date)/" CHANGELOG.md
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           message="Prepare release $VERSION"
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/prepare-release-${VERSION}"
+          branch="otelbot/prepare-release-${VERSION}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git commit -a -m "$message"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
index 782cfc716..a1bca779c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
@@ -56,16 +56,22 @@ jobs:
           date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
           sed -Ei "s/^## Unreleased$/## Version $VERSION ($date)/" CHANGELOG.md
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request against the release branch
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           message="Prepare release $VERSION"
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/prepare-release-${VERSION}"
+          branch="otelbot/prepare-release-${VERSION}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git commit -a -m "$message"
@@ -107,17 +113,23 @@ jobs:
           date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
           sed -Ei "s/^## Unreleased$/## Unreleased\n\n## Version $VERSION ($date)/" CHANGELOG.md
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request against main
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           message="Update version to $NEXT_VERSION"
           body="Update version to \`$NEXT_VERSION\`."
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/update-version-to-${NEXT_VERSION}"
+          branch="otelbot/update-version-to-${NEXT_VERSION}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git commit -a -m "$message"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2caaaaba4..88d31f024 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -218,14 +218,20 @@ jobs:
           release_date=$(gh release view v$VERSION --json publishedAt --jq .publishedAt | sed 's/T.*//')
           RELEASE_DATE=$release_date .github/scripts/merge-change-log-after-release.sh
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request against main
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           if git diff --quiet; then
             if [[ $VERSION == *.0 ]]; then
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
 
           message="Merge change log updates from $GITHUB_REF_NAME"
           body="Merge log updates from \`$GITHUB_REF_NAME\`."
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/merge-change-log-updates-from-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
+          branch="otelbot/merge-change-log-updates-from-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git commit -a -m "$message"