diff --git a/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh b/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
index a4c68b0e308e..bcbd71b7f5f1 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
-git config user.name opentelemetrybot
-git config user.email 107717825+opentelemetrybot@users.noreply.github.com
+git config user.name '${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]'
+git config user.email  '${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user-id }}+${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index e1828cf17020..9e19337206a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -15,25 +15,32 @@ jobs:
       contents: write  # for Git to git push
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - run: |
-          if [[ ! $GITHUB_REF_NAME =~ ^release/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.x$ ]]; then
-            echo this workflow should only be run against release branches
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           # 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
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@136412a57a7081aa63c935a2cc2918f76c34f514 # v1.11.2
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRY_BASIC_AUTOMATION_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRY_BASIC_AUTOMATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Use CLA approved author
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+        run: |
+          user_name=${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]
+          user_id=$(gh api "/users/$user_name" --jq .id)
+
+          git config user.name "$user_name"
+          git config user.email "${user_id}+${user_name}@users.noreply.github.com"
 
       - 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: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           commit=$(gh pr view $NUMBER --json mergeCommit --jq .mergeCommit.oid)
           title=$(gh pr view $NUMBER --json title --jq .title)
diff --git a/conventions/build.gradle.kts b/conventions/build.gradle.kts
index 7b8f4cf7b755..6fe6609e5c28 100644
--- a/conventions/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/conventions/build.gradle.kts
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation(enforcedPlatform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.4"))
   testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")
   testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine")
-  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.2")
+  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.3")
 }
diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index 71a7c0c17667..95409c73d39a 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ val DEPENDENCIES = listOf(
   "io.opentelemetry.contrib:opentelemetry-baggage-processor:${otelContribVersion}",
   "io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:1.5.0-alpha",
   "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-extension-annotations:1.18.0", // deprecated, no longer part of bom
-  "org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.2",
+  "org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.3",
   "org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.2",
   "com.google.code.findbugs:annotations:3.0.1u2",
   "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2",
diff --git a/examples/distro/gradle/instrumentation.gradle b/examples/distro/gradle/instrumentation.gradle
index 9399c3d452a1..4f1d672f158f 100644
--- a/examples/distro/gradle/instrumentation.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/gradle/instrumentation.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies {
   // test dependencies
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-testing-common")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk-testing")
-  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.2")
+  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.3")
 
   add("codegen", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent-tooling:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha}")
   add("muzzleBootstrap", "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations-support:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha}")
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/build.gradle.kts b/gradle-plugins/build.gradle.kts
index 0d4a191a62c1..db55b9027954 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-plugins/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   implementation("com.gradleup.shadow:shadow-gradle-plugin:8.3.5")
 
-  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.2")
+  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.3")
 
   testImplementation(enforcedPlatform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.4"))
   testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")