diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger_release.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger_release.yml
index 06fe22d6dd..3e644c4203 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger_release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
         type: string
 
     secrets:
-      START_RELEASE_TOKEN:
+      RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN:
         required: true
 
 name: Trigger Release
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: git clone https://ijjk:${{ secrets.START_RELEASE_TOKEN }}@github.com/vercel/next.js.git --depth=25 .
 
+      - run: git describe || 'echo failed to get tag'
+
       # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/1187
       - name: tune linux network
         run: sudo ethtool -K eth0 tx off rx off
@@ -69,4 +71,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: node ./scripts/start-release.js --release-type ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseType }} --semver-type ${{ github.event.inputs.semverType }}
         env:
-          START_RELEASE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.START_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/start-release.js b/scripts/start-release.js
index 36b80fbc33..32bac4c274 100644
--- a/scripts/start-release.js
+++ b/scripts/start-release.js
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ async function main() {
     return
   }
 
-  const githubToken = process.env.START_RELEASE_TOKEN
+  const githubToken = process.env.RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN
 
   if (!githubToken) {
-    console.log(`Missing START_RELEASE_TOKEN`)
+    console.log(`Missing RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN`)
     return
   }
 
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ async function main() {
   config.set('token', githubToken)
 
   await execa(
-    `git remote set-url origin https://ijjk:${githubToken}@github.com/vercel/next.js.git`,
+    `git remote set-url origin https://vercel-release-bot:${githubToken}@github.com/vercel/next.js.git`,
     { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true }
   )
-  await execa(`git config user.name "JJ Kasper"`, {
+  await execa(`git config user.name "vercel-release-bot"`, {
     stdio: 'inherit',
     shell: true,
   })
-  await execa(`git config user.email "jj@jjsweb.site"`, {
+  await execa(`git config user.email "infra+release@vercel.com"`, {
     stdio: 'inherit',
     shell: true,
   })