diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml
index e9f2d6bf..a9802d2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
+      - name: Authenticate as semgrep-ide-plugins-release
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@d72941d797fd3113feb6b93fd0dec494b13a2547 # v1.12.0
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.SEMGREP_IDE_PLUGINS_RELEASE_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SEMGREP_IDE_PLUGINS_RELEASE_PRIVATE_KEY }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.3
         with:
@@ -25,43 +31,14 @@ jobs:
           SEMGREP_STATIC_VERSION: "release-${{ inputs.version }}"
         run: |
           echo "${SEMGREP_STATIC_VERSION}" > semgrep-version
-      - name: Commit and push
-        id: commit
-        env:
-          NEW_SEMGREP_VERSION: "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
-          GITHUB_ACTOR: "${{ github.actor }}"
-          GITHUB_RUN_ID: "${{ github.run_id }}"
-          GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT: "${{ github.run_attempt }}"
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
-          git config user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
-          BRANCH="gha/bump-version-${NEW_SEMGREP_VERSION}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}-${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}"
-          SUBJECT="Bump semgrep to ${NEW_SEMGREP_VERSION}"
-          git checkout -b "${BRANCH}"
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "${SUBJECT}"
-          git push --set-upstream origin "${BRANCH}"
-          echo "branch=${BRANCH}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
-          echo "subject=${SUBJECT}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
-      - name: bump package patch version
-        run: |
-          npm version patch
-          git push
-      - name: Create PR
-        id: open-pr
-        env:
-          SOURCE: "${{ steps.commit.outputs.branch }}"
-          TARGET: "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
-          TITLE: "chore: Release Version ${{ inputs.version }}"
-          VERSION: "${{ inputs.version }}"
-          GH_TOKEN: "${{ github.token }}"
-        run: |
-          # check if the branch already has a pull request open
-          if gh pr list --head "${SOURCE}" | grep -vq "no pull requests"; then
-              # pull request already open
-              echo "pull request from SOURCE ${SOURCE} to TARGET ${TARGET} is already open";
-              echo "cancelling release"
-              exit 1
-          fi
-          # open new pull request with the body of from the local template.
-          gh pr create --title "${TITLE}" --body "Bump Semgrep Version to ${VERSION}" --base "${TARGET}" --head "${SOURCE}"
+      - name: Bump package patch version
+        run: npm version patch --no-git-tag-version
+      - name: Create pull request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5f6978faf089d4d20b00c7766989d076bb2fc7f1 # v8.1.1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          sign-commits: true
+          branch: gha/bump-version-${{ inputs.version }}-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+          commit-message: "Bump semgrep to ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          title: "chore: Release Version ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          body: "Bump Semgrep Version to ${{ inputs.version }}"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index af37e723..6ef07328 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "semgrep",
-  "version": "1.17.0",
+  "version": "1.17.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "semgrep",
-      "version": "1.17.0",
+      "version": "1.17.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "^0.60.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48ae8da8..f97d6494 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "semgrep",
   "displayName": "Semgrep",
   "description": "Security scans in a snap. Speedy SAST with a powerful rule registry for seamless detection and remediation of code vulnerabilities with each save.",
-  "version": "1.17.0",
+  "version": "1.17.1",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.86.0"
   },
diff --git a/semgrep-version b/semgrep-version
index 35d81088..346b1837 100644
--- a/semgrep-version
+++ b/semgrep-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-release-1.159.0
+release-1.161.0