diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-maven-dependencies.yaml b/.github/workflows/cache-maven-dependencies.yaml
index 5ec5bcff8..57691fcfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-maven-dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-maven-dependencies.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-name: "Cache Maven Dependencies"
+name: 'Cache Maven Dependencies'
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  actions: write
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
-      - cron: '57 4 * * Sun'
+    - cron: '57 4 * * Sun'
 
 env:
   MAVEN_CACHE_REF: refs/heads/main
@@ -16,21 +17,21 @@ jobs:
   update-cache:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout"
+      - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.MAVEN_CACHE_REF }}
 
-      - name: "Setup Java"
+      - name: 'Setup Java'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: "sapmachine"
+          distribution: 'sapmachine'
           java-version: 21
 
-      - name: "Download Dependencies"
+      - name: 'Download Dependencies'
         run: mvn -B dependency:go-offline
 
-      - name: "Delete Existing Caches"
+      - name: 'Delete Existing Caches'
         run: |
           CACHE_IDS=$(gh cache list --key "${{ env.MAVEN_CACHE_KEY }}" --ref "${{ env.MAVEN_CACHE_REF }}" --json id | jq -r '.[] | .id')
           for CACHE_ID in $CACHE_IDS; do
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ jobs:
               gh cache delete "${CACHE_ID}"
           done
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: "Cache Dependencies"
+      - name: 'Cache Dependencies'
         uses: actions/cache/save@v5
         with:
           path: ${{ env.MAVEN_CACHE_DIR }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
index a19450a76..2444d9d69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "Dependabot Auto-Merge"
+name: 'Dependabot Auto-Merge'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -14,14 +14,23 @@ env:
 jobs:
   review-prs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      contents: write
     steps:
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: ai-sdk-java
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Approve and Merge PRs
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           PRS=$(gh pr list --app "dependabot" --state "open" --json number,title)
           PR_NUMBERS=
@@ -29,14 +38,14 @@ jobs:
             if [[ -z "$GROUP" ]]; then
               continue
             fi
-          
+
             MATCHES=$(jq -r --arg group "$GROUP" '.[] | select(.title | contains($group)) | .number' <<< "$PRS")
             echo "[DEBUG] Found PRs for group '$GROUP': '$MATCHES'"
-          
+
             PR_NUMBERS="$MATCHES"$'\n'"$PR_NUMBERS"
           done <<< "${{ env.DEPENDABOT_GROUPS }}"
           echo "[DEBUG] Approving and Merging following PRs: '$PR_NUMBERS'"
-          
+
           while IFS= read -r PR_NUMBER; do
             if [[ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]]; then
               continue
@@ -46,5 +55,3 @@ jobs:
             gh pr merge "$PR_NUMBER" --auto --squash
             gh pr review "$PR_NUMBER" --approve
           done <<< "$PR_NUMBERS"
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fosstars-report.yml b/.github/workflows/fosstars-report.yml
index b49f5cd69..d813df2a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fosstars-report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fosstars-report.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "Fosstars (Security)"
+name: 'Fosstars (Security)'
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
@@ -13,53 +13,53 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   create_fosstars_report:
-    name: "Security rating"
+    name: 'Security rating'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
       actions: write
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: "Setup java"
+      - name: 'Setup java'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: "sapmachine"
+          distribution: 'sapmachine'
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           cache: 'maven'
 
-      - name: "Restore CVE Database"
+      - name: 'Restore CVE Database'
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
         with:
           path: ${{ env.CVE_CACHE_DIR }}
           key: ${{ env.CVE_CACHE_KEY }}
-         # fail-on-cache-miss: true
+          # fail-on-cache-miss: true
 
-      - name: "Build SDK"
+      - name: 'Build SDK'
         run: |
           MVN_ARGS="${{ env.MVN_MULTI_THREADED_ARGS }} clean install -DskipTests -DskipFormatting"
           mvn $MVN_ARGS
 
-      - name: "Create settings.xml"
+      - name: 'Create settings.xml'
         run: |
           echo '${{ secrets.OSS_INDEX_SETTINGS_XML }}' > settings.xml
 
-      - name: "CVE Scan"
+      - name: 'CVE Scan'
         env:
           NVD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NVD_API_KEY }}
         run: >
           mvn -T1 --no-transfer-progress -s settings.xml
           --batch-mode org.owasp:dependency-check-maven:check org.owasp:dependency-check-maven:aggregate
 
-      - name: "Archive CVE Report"
+      - name: 'Archive CVE Report'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: cve-report
           path: target/dependency-check-report.html
           retention-days: 7
 
-      - name: "Delete Old CVE Cache"
+      - name: 'Delete Old CVE Cache'
         run: |
           CACHE_IDS=$(gh cache list --key "${{ env.CVE_CACHE_KEY }}" --ref "${{ env.CVE_CACHE_REF }}" --json id | jq -r '.[] | .id')
           for CACHE_ID in $CACHE_IDS; do
@@ -69,20 +69,20 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: "Create Updated CVE Cache"
+      - name: 'Create Updated CVE Cache'
         uses: actions/cache/save@v5
         with:
           path: ${{ env.CVE_CACHE_DIR }}
           key: ${{ env.CVE_CACHE_KEY }}
 
       # This action changes the active branch!
-      - name: "Fosstars Rating"
+      - name: 'Fosstars Rating'
         uses: SAP/fosstars-rating-core-action@v1.14.0
         with:
           report-branch: fosstars-report
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: "Slack Notification"
+      - name: 'Slack Notification'
         if: failure()
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.1.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perform-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/perform-release.yaml
index 7be8293b3..e54071d08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perform-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perform-release.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-name: "Perform Release"
+name: 'Perform Release'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release_pr_number:
-        description: "The PR number of the release PR"
+        description: 'The PR number of the release PR'
         required: true
       skip-pr-merge:
-        description: "Whether to skip merging the PRs"
+        description: 'Whether to skip merging the PRs'
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
@@ -19,16 +19,15 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   prerequisites:
-    name: "Prerequisites"
+    name: 'Prerequisites'
     outputs:
       code-branch: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.CODE_BRANCH_NAME }}
       release-notes-branch: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME }}
       release-tag: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_TAG }}
       release-commit: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_COMMIT }}
-    permissions: write-all # contents and push are needed to see the draft release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Determine Branch Names"
+      - name: 'Determine Branch Names'
         id: determine-branch-names
         run: |
           CODE_BRANCH_NAME=$(gh pr view ${{github.event.inputs.release_pr_number}} --repo ${{github.repository}} --json headRefName --jq '.headRefName')
@@ -36,21 +35,31 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_TAG=rel/$RELEASE_VERSION
           RELEASE_COMMIT=$(gh release view $RELEASE_TAG --repo ${{github.repository}} --json targetCommitish --jq '.targetCommitish')
           RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME=java/release-notes-$RELEASE_VERSION
-          
+
           echo "CODE_BRANCH_NAME=$CODE_BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_TAG=$RELEASE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_COMMIT=$RELEASE_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME=$RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
+
           echo -e "[DEBUG] Current GITHUB_OUTPUT:\n$(cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT)"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Generate GitHub App token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: ai-sdk
+          permission-pull-requests: read
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: "Check Whether Code PR Can Be Merged"
+      - name: 'Check Whether Code PR Can Be Merged'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/pr-is-mergeable
         with:
@@ -61,40 +70,52 @@ jobs:
               \"dependabot merger\": [] 
             }
 
-      - name: "Check Code Release Commit Continuous Integration"
+      - name: 'Check Code Release Commit Continuous Integration'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/workflow-succeeded
         with:
-          workflow: "Continuous Integration"
+          workflow: 'Continuous Integration'
           sha: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_COMMIT }}
 
-      - name: "Check Whether Release Notes PR Can Be Merged"
+      - name: 'Check Whether Release Notes PR Can Be Merged'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/pr-is-mergeable
         with:
           pr-ref: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME }}
           repo: ${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           excluded-check-runs: |
             {
               \"Build Cloud SDK Documentation\": [\"dependabot\"]
             }
 
   release:
-    name: "Release"
-    needs: [ prerequisites ]
+    name: 'Release'
+    needs: [prerequisites]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: write # needed to modify the release draft
-      pull-requests: write # needed to merge the release PR
+      contents: read
     steps:
-      - name: "Setup java"
+      - name: 'Generate GitHub App token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: |
+            ai-sdk-java
+            ai-sdk
+          permission-contents: write # needed to modify the release draft
+          permission-pull-requests: write # needed to merge the release PR
+
+      - name: 'Setup java'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: "sapmachine"
+          distribution: 'sapmachine'
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
 
-      - name: "Download Release Asset"
+      - name: 'Download Release Asset'
         id: download-asset
         run: |
           gh release download ${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-tag }} --dir ./ --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
@@ -103,36 +124,36 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: "Import GPG Key"
+      - name: 'Import GPG Key'
         run: |
           echo "${{ secrets.PGP_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | gpg --batch --passphrase "$PASSPHRASE" --import
         env:
           PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
 
-      - name: "Create settings.xml"
+      - name: 'Create settings.xml'
         run: |
           echo '${{ secrets.CENTRAL_SONATYPE_SETTINGS_XML }}' > settings.xml
 
-      - name: "Deploy"
+      - name: 'Deploy'
         run: |
           MVN_ARGS="${{ env.MVN_CLI_ARGS }} -Drelease -s settings.xml"
           mvn deploy $MVN_ARGS
         env:
           MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
 
-      - name: "Merge Code PR"
+      - name: 'Merge Code PR'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         run: gh pr merge --squash "${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.code-branch }}" --delete-branch --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
-      - name: "Publish the Draft Release"
+      - name: 'Publish the Draft Release'
         run: gh release edit ${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-tag }} --draft=false --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
-      - name: "Merge Release Notes PR"
+      - name: 'Merge Release Notes PR'
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
         run: gh pr merge --squash "${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-notes-branch }}" --delete-branch --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
index 018e65025..10631592d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-name: "Prepare Release"
+name: 'Prepare Release'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       branch:
-        description: "The Branch to Release From"
+        description: 'The Branch to Release From'
         required: false
-        default: "main"
+        default: 'main'
       release-version:
-        description: "The Version to Release"
+        description: 'The Version to Release'
         required: false
 
 env:
-  CI_BUILD_WORKFLOW: "continuous-integration.yaml" # Name of the workflow that should be triggered for CI build
+  CI_BUILD_WORKFLOW: 'continuous-integration.yaml' # Name of the workflow that should be triggered for CI build
   MVN_MULTI_THREADED_ARGS: --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress --fail-at-end --show-version --threads 1C
   JAVA_VERSION: 21
   DOCS_REPO: SAP/ai-sdk
 
 jobs:
   bump-version:
-    name: "Bump Version"
+    name: 'Bump Version'
     outputs:
       current-version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.CURRENT_SNAPSHOT }}
       release-version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
@@ -31,27 +31,27 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
 
-      - name: "Prepare git"
+      - name: 'Prepare git'
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
-      - name: "Determine Versions"
+      - name: 'Determine Versions'
         id: determine-versions
         run: python .pipeline/scripts/get-release-versions.py
         env:
           INPUT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
 
-      - run: "echo Release Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
-      - run: "echo Current Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.CURRENT_SNAPSHOT }}"
-      - run: "echo New Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.NEW_SNAPSHOT }}"
+      - run: 'echo Release Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}'
+      - run: 'echo Current Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.CURRENT_SNAPSHOT }}'
+      - run: 'echo New Version: ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.NEW_SNAPSHOT }}'
 
-      - name: "Set Release Version to ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
+      - name: 'Set Release Version to ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}'
         id: prepare-release
         run: |
           # NOTE: If you change this pattern here, also adjust perform_release.yml:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           # We need to get the commit id, and push the branch so the release tag will point at the right commit afterwards
           RELEASE_COMMIT_ID=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:"%H")
           echo "RELEASE_COMMIT_ID=$RELEASE_COMMIT_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
+
           TAG_NAME=rel/${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           git tag $TAG_NAME $RELEASE_COMMIT_ID
           echo "TAG_NAME=$TAG_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -75,21 +75,21 @@ jobs:
           git push origin $TAG_NAME
 
   run-ci:
-    name: "Continuous Integration"
+    name: 'Continuous Integration'
     outputs:
       ci-run-id: ${{ steps.trigger-ci.outputs.run-id }}
-    needs: [ bump-version ]
+    needs: [bump-version]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: write # needed to trigger the ci-build workflow
       statuses: write # needed to update the commit status
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
 
-      - name: "Trigger CI Workflow"
+      - name: 'Trigger CI Workflow'
         id: trigger-ci
         uses: ./.github/actions/trigger-workflow
         with:
@@ -97,41 +97,40 @@ jobs:
           workflow-ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
           commit-sha: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-commit }}
 
-      - name: "Await CI Workflow"
+      - name: 'Await CI Workflow'
         uses: ./.github/actions/await-workflow
         with:
           run-id: ${{ steps.trigger-ci.outputs.run-id }}
-          commit-status: "Continuous Integration Workflow"
+          commit-status: 'Continuous Integration Workflow'
 
   create-release:
-    name: "Create GitHub Release"
-    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci ]
+    name: 'Create GitHub Release'
+    needs: [bump-version, run-ci]
     outputs:
       release-name: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.RELEASE_NAME }}
       release-url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.RELEASE_URL }}
     permissions:
       contents: write # needed to create a new release
-      actions: read # needed to download the artifacts from the CI workflow
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout repository"
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
 
-      - name: "Setup java"
+      - name: 'Setup java'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: "sapmachine"
+          distribution: 'sapmachine'
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           cache: 'maven'
 
-      - name: "Build SDK"
+      - name: 'Build SDK'
         run: |
           MVN_ARGS="${{ env.MVN_MULTI_THREADED_ARGS }} clean install -DskipTests"
           mvn $MVN_ARGS
 
-      - name: "Create Release"
+      - name: 'Create Release'
         id: create-release
         run: |
           # Create a tarball of the whole repository into release-artifacts.tar.gz
@@ -139,63 +138,73 @@ jobs:
 
           RELEASE_NAME="rel/${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}"
           echo "RELEASE_NAME=$RELEASE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
+
           RELEASE_URL=$(gh release create "$RELEASE_NAME" \
           --target ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-commit }} \
           --title "Release ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}" \
           --draft --generate-notes \
           release-artifacts.tar.gz)
-          
+
           echo "RELEASE_URL=$RELEASE_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
-
   create-release-notes-pr:
-    name: "Create Release Notes PR"
-    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci ]
+    name: 'Create Release Notes PR'
+    needs: [bump-version, run-ci]
     outputs:
       pr-url: ${{ steps.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.PR_URL }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
+    permissions: {}
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout Code Repository"
+      - name: 'Generate GitHub App token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: |
+            ai-sdk-java
+            ai-sdk
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Code Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
-      - name: "Checkout Docs Repository"
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+      - name: 'Checkout Docs Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: ${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}
           path: .ai-sdk-docs
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
-      - name: "Prepare Git"
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+      - name: 'Prepare Git'
         working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
-      - name: "Create Release Notes Branch"
+      - name: 'Create Release Notes Branch'
         working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
         run: git checkout -B java/release-notes-${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}
 
-      - name: "Create Release Notes"
+      - name: 'Create Release Notes'
         run: python .pipeline/scripts/release_notes_automation.py --version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }} --folder ".ai-sdk-docs/docs-java/release-notes"
 
-      - name: "Commit Release Notes"
+      - name: 'Commit Release Notes'
         working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
         run: |
           git add .
           git commit -m "Add new release notes"
 
-      - name: "Push Release Notes"
+      - name: 'Push Release Notes'
         working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
         run: git push origin java/release-notes-${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}
 
-      - name: "Create Release Notes PR"
+      - name: 'Create Release Notes PR'
         id: create-release-notes-pr
         working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
         run: |
@@ -214,9 +223,9 @@ jobs:
           PR_URL=$(gh pr create --title "$PR_TITLE" --body "$PR_BODY" --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}")
           echo "PR_URL=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
-      - name: "Reset Release Notes for Next Version"
+      - name: 'Reset Release Notes for Next Version'
         run: |
           rm -rf .ai-sdk-docs
 
@@ -233,36 +242,45 @@ jobs:
           git push
 
   create-code-pr:
-    name: "Create Code PR"
-    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci, create-release, create-release-notes-pr ]
+    name: 'Create Code PR'
+    needs: [bump-version, run-ci, create-release, create-release-notes-pr]
     outputs:
       pr-url: ${{ steps.create-code-pr.outputs.PR_URL }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
+    permissions: {}
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Generate GitHub App token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP  
+          repositories: ai-sdk-java
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }} # this is needed so that the same token is used when pushing our changes later. Otherwise, our on: push workflows (i.e. our continuous integration) won't be triggered.
-      - name: "Prepare Git"
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }} # this is needed so that the same token is used when pushing our changes later. Otherwise, our on: push workflows (i.e. our continuous integration) won't be triggered.
+      - name: 'Prepare Git'
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
-      - name: "Set New Version"
+      - name: 'Set New Version'
         run: |
           python .pipeline/scripts/set-release-versions.py --version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.new-version }}
           git add .
           git commit -m "Update to version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.new-version }}"
           git push
 
-      - name: "Create Code PR"
+      - name: 'Create Code PR'
         run: |
           COMMIT_URL=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}/commit/${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-commit }}
-          
+
           PR_URL=$(gh pr create --title "feat: Release ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}" --body "## TODOs
           - [ ] Review the changes in [the release commit]($COMMIT_URL)
           - [ ] Review **and approve** the [Release Notes PR](${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url }})
@@ -272,49 +290,63 @@ jobs:
           - [ ] Once the `Perform Release` workflow is through, head over to the [Central Sonatype](https://central.sonatype.com/publishing/deployments) and log in with the credentials in the Team Password Safe. There should be a published release.")
           echo "PR_URL=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
   handle-failure:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [ bump-version, create-release, create-release-notes-pr, create-code-pr ]
+    needs:
+      [bump-version, create-release, create-release-notes-pr, create-code-pr]
     permissions:
-      contents: write # needed to delete the GitHub release
+      contents: read
     if: ${{ failure() }}
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      - name: 'Generate GitHub App token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: |
+            ai-sdk-java
+            ai-sdk
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
 
-      - name: "Prepare git"
+      - name: 'Prepare git'
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
-      - name: "Delete Release"
+      - name: 'Delete Release'
         if: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release-url != '' }}
         run: gh release delete --repo "${{ github.repository }}" ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release-name }} --yes
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: "Delete Release Branch"
+      - name: 'Delete Release Branch'
         if: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch != '' }}
         run: git push --delete origin ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: "Delete Release Tag"
+      - name: 'Delete Release Tag'
         if: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-tag != '' }}
         run: git push --delete origin ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-tag }}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: "Delete Release Notes PR"
+      - name: 'Delete Release Notes PR'
         if: ${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url != '' }}
         run: gh pr close --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}" ${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url }} --delete-branch
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec-update-cleanup.yaml b/.github/workflows/spec-update-cleanup.yaml
index 5a9bc7cf8..2b7ee109d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec-update-cleanup.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec-update-cleanup.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   cleanup:
     name: 'Delete Spec Update Branch'
-    needs: [auth]
     runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
     permissions:
       contents: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/spec-update.yaml
index bf7b6adb6..334c6c370 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec-update.yaml
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ jobs:
   generate:
     name: 'Download, Generate, Compile and Push'
     runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      contents: write
     outputs:
       spec_diff: ${{ steps.spec_diff.outputs.spec_diff }}
       branch: ${{ steps.push.outputs.branch }}
@@ -62,10 +59,21 @@ jobs:
       REF: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
       CREATE_PR: ${{ github.event.inputs.create-pr }}
     steps:
+      - name: 'Generate GitHub App token'
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SAP_AI_SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: SAP
+          repositories: ai-sdk-java
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
       - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - name: 'Determine PR base'
         id: pr_base
@@ -154,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Exit if there are no spec changes'
         id: spec_diff
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           # if there are no spec changes in this commit, check if previous run on this branch is red. If it is red, exit 1; if it is green, exit 0.
           if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
@@ -239,7 +247,7 @@ jobs:
         id: create-pr
         if: ${{ env.CREATE_PR == 'true' && steps.spec_diff.outputs.spec_diff == 'true'}}
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           BRANCH: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.branch }}
           BASE: ${{ steps.pr_base.outputs.BASE }}
         run: |