diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..838c16f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Publish to npmjs
+on:
+ release:
+   types: [created]
+jobs:
+ build:
+   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+   permissions:
+     contents: read
+     id-token: write
+   steps:
+     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+       with:
+         node-version: '18.x'
+         registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+     - run: npm install -g npm
+     - run: npm ci
+     - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
+       env:
+         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUDEVENTS_PUBLISH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index c812a360..e588b676 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -8,24 +8,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v3
+        id: release
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.CLOUDEVENTS_RELEASES_TOKEN }}
           release-type: node
           package-name: cloudevents
           changelog-types: '[{"type":"feat","section":"Features","hidden":false},{"type":"fix","section":"Bug Fixes","hidden":false},{"type":"docs","section":"Documentation","hidden":false},{"type":"chore","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"src","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"style","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"refactor","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"perf","section":"Performance","hidden":false},{"type":"test","section":"Tests","hidden":false}]'
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 16
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      - run: npm ci
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      - run: npm test
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      - run: npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.CLOUDEVENTS_PUBLISH}}
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9797d7eb..4c198457 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [7.0.2](https://github.com/cloudevents/sdk-javascript/compare/v7.0.1...v7.0.2) (2023-07-05)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* add the provenance flag when publishing to npm ([#556](https://github.com/cloudevents/sdk-javascript/issues/556)) ([a0d8682](https://github.com/cloudevents/sdk-javascript/commit/a0d86826138be31072c9a30edf26f4b91da576ed))
+* fix the release-please automation script. ([#554](https://github.com/cloudevents/sdk-javascript/issues/554)) ([023171d](https://github.com/cloudevents/sdk-javascript/commit/023171d9a08484c32e24f8228602ef4d5173c749))
+
 ## [7.0.1](https://github.com/cloudevents/sdk-javascript/compare/v7.0.0...v7.0.1) (2023-05-30)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a1948905..b9475469 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cloudevents",
-  "version": "7.0.1",
+  "version": "7.0.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cloudevents",
-      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "version": "7.0.2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "ajv": "^8.11.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a62d153c..6cc812cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cloudevents",
-  "version": "7.0.1",
+  "version": "7.0.2",
   "description": "CloudEvents SDK for JavaScript",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {