diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index f0dc188..7ca0e33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # required for use of git history
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - name: cargo login
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: covector version or publish (publish when no change files present)
         uses: jbolda/covector/packages/action@covector-v0.12
         id: covector
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          CARGO_AUDIT_OPTIONS: ${{ secrets.CARGO_AUDIT_OPTIONS }}
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           command: 'version-or-publish'
@@ -51,8 +48,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         if: steps.covector.outputs.commandRan == 'version'
         with:
-          title: "Publish New Versions"
+          title: "release: bump versions"
           commit-message: "publish new versions"
-          labels: "version updates"
+          labels: "release"
           branch: "release"
           body: ${{ steps.covector.outputs.change }}