diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e64304d..8ef44a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  id-token: write
 
 jobs:
   build_cli:
@@ -63,31 +64,33 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       id-token: write
+      contents: read
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
+      - name: 📥 Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-      - uses: stenciljs/.github/actions/publish-npm@main
+      - name: 📦 Publish Dev Build
+        uses: stenciljs/.github/actions/publish-npm@e9945bdf51e97eee158513427ecf7be3d3a80443 # temp fix for trusted publishers
         with:
           tag: dev
           version: ${{ needs.get_dev_version.outputs.dev-version }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   release_create_stencil_cli:
     if: inputs.devRelease == 'no'
-    name: Publish Create Stencil CLI
+    name: 🚀 Publish Create Stencil CLI
     needs: [build_cli]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       id-token: write
+      contents: write
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
+      - name: 📥 Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
-      - uses: stenciljs/.github/actions/publish-npm@main
+      - name: 📦 Publish Release
+        uses: stenciljs/.github/actions/publish-npm@e9945bdf51e97eee158513427ecf7be3d3a80443 # temp fix for trusted publishers
         with:
           tag: latest
           version: ${{ inputs.releaseType }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_ADMIN_PAT }}
+          github-token: ${{ github.token }}
 
   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-component-starter.yml b/.github/workflows/test-component-starter.yml
index 08a9c81..264dd40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-component-starter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-component-starter.yml
@@ -15,40 +15,40 @@ jobs:
         os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'windows-latest', 'macos-latest']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
+      - name: 📥 Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
-      - name: Get Core Dependencies
+      - name: 🕸️ Get Core Dependencies
         uses: stenciljs/.github/actions/get-core-dependencies@main
 
-      - name: Use Node ${{ matrix.node }}
+      - name: 🟢 Use Node ${{ matrix.node }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           cache: 'npm'
       
-      - name: Download Build Archive
+      - name: 📥 Download Build Archive
         uses: stenciljs/.github/actions/download-archive@main
         with:
           name: stencil-cli
           path: .
           filename: stencil-cli-build.zip
 
-      - name: Initialize the Project
+      - name: 🔃 Initialize the Project
         run: node index.js component tmp-component-starter
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Install Component Starter Dependencies
+      - name: 📦 Install Component Starter Dependencies
         run: npm install
         working-directory: ./tmp-component-starter
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Build Starter Project
+      - name: 🏗️ Build Starter Project
         run: npm run build
         working-directory: ./tmp-component-starter
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Test Starter Project
+      - name: 🧪 Test Starter Project
         run: npm run test -- --no-build # the project was just built, don't build it again
         working-directory: ./tmp-component-starter
         shell: bash