diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 8db96276c..32fa1276e 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "cross-env ELECTRON_START_URL=http://localhost:5001 DEVMODE=1 electron .",
     "start:local": "cross-env electron .",
-    "dist": "electron-builder",
+    "dist": "electron-builder --publish never",
     "build": "cd ../packages/api && yarn build && cd ../web && yarn build && cd ../../app && yarn dist",
     "build:local": "cd ../packages/api && yarn build && cd ../web && yarn build && cd ../../app && yarn predist",
     "postinstall": "yarn rebuild && patch-package",
diff --git a/workflow-templates/build-app.tpl.yaml b/workflow-templates/build-app.tpl.yaml
index 35aa4049d..750d99d30 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/build-app.tpl.yaml
+++ b/workflow-templates/build-app.tpl.yaml
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           <<cd_merged>>
           yarn run build:app
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }} # token for electron publish
+        # env:
+        #   GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }} # token for electron publish
 
       - name: Publish MacOS
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
           <<cd_merged>>
           yarn run build:app
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }} # token for electron publish
+          # GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }} # token for electron publish
           CSC_LINK: ${{ secrets.APPLECERT_CERTIFICATE }}
           CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLECERT_PASSWORD }}
           APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
           <<cd_merged>>
           yarn run build:app
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }} # token for electron publish
+          # GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }} # token for electron publish
           SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS: ${{secrets.SNAPCRAFT_LOGIN}}
 
       - name: generatePadFile