diff --git a/.github/.kodiak.toml b/.github/.kodiak.toml
index ded81e43d..b64a5f6fc 100644
--- a/.github/.kodiak.toml
+++ b/.github/.kodiak.toml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ strip_html_comments = true # default: false
 always = true # default: false
 
 [approve]
-auto_approve_usernames = ["1gtm", "tamalsaha"]
+auto_approve_usernames = ["tamalsaha", "1gtm", "1gtm-app[bot]"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 423bbaf9e..7786ab9fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,29 +19,29 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: firecracker
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.25
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@40f1582b2485089dde7abd97c1529aa768e1baff # v5.6.0
         with:
           go-version: '1.25'
         id: go
 
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         id: qemu
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3.7.0
         with:
           cache-image: false
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
 
-      - name: Login GitHub Container Registry
-        env:
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          USERNAME: 1gtm
-        run: |
-          docker login ghcr.io --username ${USERNAME} --password ${DOCKER_TOKEN}
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: 1gtm
+          password: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Push Docker Image
         env:
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run checks
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get -qq update || true
           curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.31.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
           chmod +x ./kubectl
           sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
@@ -65,14 +64,14 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         k8s: [v1.28.15, v1.30.13, v1.32.5, v1.34.0]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
 
       - name: Create Kubernetes ${{ matrix.k8s }} cluster
         id: kind
-        uses: engineerd/setup-kind@v0.5.0
+        uses: helm/kind-action@ef37e7f390d99f746eb8b610417061a60e82a6cc # v1.14.0
         with:
           version: v0.29.0
-          image: kindest/node:${{ matrix.k8s }}
+          node_image: kindest/node:${{ matrix.k8s }}
 
       - name: Test crds
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tracker.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tracker.yml
index 4b79b251d..6be6c21ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tracker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tracker.yml
@@ -11,31 +11,25 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
 
-      - name: Prepare git
-        env:
-          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_USER}"
-          git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_USER}@appscode.com"
-          git remote set-url origin https://${GITHUB_USER}:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git
-
-      - name: Install GitHub CLI
-        run: |
-          curl -fsSL https://github.com/github/hub/raw/master/script/get | bash -s 2.14.1
-          sudo mv bin/hub /usr/local/bin
+      - name: Generate LGTM App token
+        id: lgtm-app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.LGTM_APP_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.LGTM_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          repositories: CHANGELOG
+          permission-pull-requests: write
 
       - name: Update release tracker
-        if: |
-          github.event.action == 'closed' &&
-          github.event.pull_request.merged == true
         env:
-          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.lgtm-app-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           ./hack/scripts/update-release-tracker.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1f12bc6a5..c73e7ae12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up Go 1.25
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@40f1582b2485089dde7abd97c1529aa768e1baff # v5.6.0
         with:
           go-version: '1.25'
         id: go
@@ -31,19 +35,23 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         id: qemu
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3.7.0
         with:
           cache-image: false
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
+
+      - name: Log in to the GitHub Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: 1gtm
+          password: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Publish to GitHub Container Registry
         env:
           REGISTRY: ghcr.io/stashed
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          USERNAME: 1gtm
           APPSCODE_ENV: prod
         run: |
-          docker login ghcr.io --username ${USERNAME} --password ${DOCKER_TOKEN}
           make release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-crds.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-crds.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 18e9c88d1..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/update-crds.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-name: update-crds
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}-crd
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up Go 1.25
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '1.25'
-        id: go
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install GitHub CLI
-        run: |
-          curl -fsSL https://github.com/github/hub/raw/master/script/get | bash -s 2.14.1
-          sudo mv bin/hub /usr/local/bin
-
-      - name: Install crd-importer
-        run: |
-          curl -L -o crd-importer https://github.com/kmodules/crd-importer/releases/download/v0.0.1/crd-importer-linux-amd64
-          chmod +x ./crd-importer
-          sudo mv ./crd-importer /usr/local/bin/crd-importer
-
-      - name: Clone installer repository
-        env:
-          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          INSTALLER_REPOSITORY: ${{ secrets.INSTALLER_REPOSITORY }}
-        run: |
-          url="https://${GITHUB_USER}:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@${INSTALLER_REPOSITORY}.git"
-          cd $RUNNER_WORKSPACE
-          git clone $url
-          cd $(basename $INSTALLER_REPOSITORY)
-          git config user.name "${GITHUB_USER}"
-          git config user.email "${GITHUB_USER}@appscode.com"
-
-      - name: Update crds
-        env:
-          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LGTM_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          INSTALLER_REPOSITORY: ${{ secrets.INSTALLER_REPOSITORY }}
-        run: |
-          export INSTALLER_ROOT=$RUNNER_WORKSPACE/$(basename $INSTALLER_REPOSITORY)
-          $INSTALLER_ROOT/hack/scripts/import-crds.sh $(pwd)/crds
-          $INSTALLER_ROOT/hack/scripts/open-pr.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-crds.yml b/.github/workflows/update-crds.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa05bd76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-crds.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+name: update-crds
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}-crd
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+
+      - name: Install crd-importer
+        run: |
+          curl -L -o crd-importer https://github.com/kmodules/crd-importer/releases/download/v0.0.1/crd-importer-linux-amd64
+          chmod +x ./crd-importer
+          sudo mv ./crd-importer /usr/local/bin/crd-importer
+
+      - name: Parse installer repository
+        id: installer
+        env:
+          INSTALLER_REPOSITORY: ${{ secrets.INSTALLER_REPOSITORY }}
+        run: |
+          owner=$(basename $(dirname $INSTALLER_REPOSITORY))
+          name=$(basename $INSTALLER_REPOSITORY)
+          echo "::add-mask::$owner"
+          echo "::add-mask::$name"
+          echo "owner=$owner" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "name=$name" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Generate LGTM App token
+        id: lgtm-app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.LGTM_APP_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.LGTM_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: ${{ steps.installer.outputs.owner }}
+          repositories: ${{ steps.installer.outputs.name }}
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+
+      - name: Clone installer repository
+        env:
+          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.lgtm-app-token.outputs.token }}
+          INSTALLER_REPOSITORY: ${{ secrets.INSTALLER_REPOSITORY }}
+        run: |
+          git config --global http.https://github.com/.extraheader \
+            "AUTHORIZATION: basic $(echo -n x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN} | base64)"
+          cd $RUNNER_WORKSPACE
+          git clone "https://${INSTALLER_REPOSITORY}.git"
+          cd $(basename $INSTALLER_REPOSITORY)
+          git config user.name "1gtm"
+          git config user.email "1gtm@appscode.com"
+
+      - name: Update crds
+        env:
+          GITHUB_USER: 1gtm
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.lgtm-app-token.outputs.token }}
+          INSTALLER_REPOSITORY: ${{ secrets.INSTALLER_REPOSITORY }}
+        run: |
+          export INSTALLER_ROOT=$RUNNER_WORKSPACE/$(basename $INSTALLER_REPOSITORY)
+          $INSTALLER_ROOT/hack/scripts/import-crds.sh $(pwd)/crds
+          $INSTALLER_ROOT/hack/scripts/open-pr.sh
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 976647dee..c1baa93f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ API_GROUPS           ?= repositories:v1alpha1 stash:v1alpha1 stash:v1beta1 ui:v1
 
 # This version-strategy uses git tags to set the version string
 git_branch       := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-git_tag          := $(shell git describe --exact-match --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+git_tag          := $(shell git describe --tags --exact-match --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
 commit_hash      := $(shell git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
 commit_timestamp := $(shell date --date="@$$(git show -s --format=%ct)" --utc +%FT%T)
 
diff --git a/hack/scripts/update-release-tracker.sh b/hack/scripts/update-release-tracker.sh
index 7184cb6fe..c8bfc4ff2 100755
--- a/hack/scripts/update-release-tracker.sh
+++ b/hack/scripts/update-release-tracker.sh
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ case $GITHUB_BASE_REF in
         ;;
 esac
 
-hub api "$api_url" -f body="$msg"
+gh api "$api_url" -f body="$msg"