diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog_verifier.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog_verifier.yml
index fb4f8ea3f8ecc..ac0c0ec4d7297 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog_verifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog_verifier.yml
@@ -7,21 +7,10 @@ jobs:
   # Enforces the update of a changelog file on every pull request
   verify-changelog:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      contents: write
     steps:
-      - name: GitHub App token
-        id: github_app_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.5.0
-        with:
-          app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          installation_id: 22958780
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - uses: dangoslen/dependabot-changelog-helper@v1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c9b8b1041bd9e..8e7fa8b5547f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Do not fail replica shard due to primary closure ([#4133](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4133))
 - Add timeout on Mockito.verify to reduce flakyness in testReplicationOnDone test([#4314](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4314))
 - Commit workflow for dependabot changelog helper ([#4331](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4331))
-- Token usage for dependabot changelog helper ([#4351](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4351))
 
 ### Security
 - CVE-2022-25857 org.yaml:snakeyaml DOS vulnerability ([#4341](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4341))