diff --git a/.github/workflows/pass-java-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pass-java-release.yml
index 51169959..a84e7921 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pass-java-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pass-java-release.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ jobs:
       RELEASE: ${{ inputs.releaseversion }}
       NEXT: ${{ inputs.nextversion }}
     steps:
-      - name: Setup Java & Maven
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          java-version: 17
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          cache: 'maven'
-    
       - name: Checkout main
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -34,14 +27,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: eclipse-pass/pass-core
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
           path: pass-core
 
       - name: Checkout pass-support
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: eclipse-pass/pass-support
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
           path: pass-support
           
       - name: Config git user