diff --git a/.github/workflows/js-test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/js-test-and-release.yml
index c6897e3b53..74b23866f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/js-test-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/js-test-and-release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: test & maybe release
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master # with #262 - ${{{ github.default_branch }}}
+      - master
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:node
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@d9f34f8cd5cb3b3eb79b3e4b5dae3a16df499a70 # v3.1.1
         with:
           flags: node
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:chrome
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@d9f34f8cd5cb3b3eb79b3e4b5dae3a16df499a70 # v3.1.1
         with:
           flags: chrome
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:chrome-webworker
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@d9f34f8cd5cb3b3eb79b3e4b5dae3a16df499a70 # v3.1.1
         with:
           flags: chrome-webworker
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:firefox
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@d9f34f8cd5cb3b3eb79b3e4b5dae3a16df499a70 # v3.1.1
         with:
           flags: firefox
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:firefox-webworker
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@d9f34f8cd5cb3b3eb79b3e4b5dae3a16df499a70 # v3.1.1
         with:
           flags: firefox-webworker
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npx xvfb-maybe npm run --if-present test:electron-main
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@d9f34f8cd5cb3b3eb79b3e4b5dae3a16df499a70 # v3.1.1
         with:
           flags: electron-main
 
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npx xvfb-maybe npm run --if-present test:electron-renderer
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@d9f34f8cd5cb3b3eb79b3e4b5dae3a16df499a70 # v3.1.1
         with:
           flags: electron-renderer
 
   release:
     needs: [test-node, test-chrome, test-chrome-webworker, test-firefox, test-firefox-webworker, test-electron-main, test-electron-renderer]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' # with #262 - 'refs/heads/${{{ github.default_branch }}}'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -142,5 +142,5 @@ jobs:
           docker-username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
       - run: npm run --if-present release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.UCI_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}