diff --git a/.github/repository-settings.md b/.github/repository-settings.md
index 6c5b4ffe9070..267dad1c1b02 100644
--- a/.github/repository-settings.md
+++ b/.github/repository-settings.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ settings](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/docs/how-to-conf
   - Exclude:
     - `release/*`
     - `renovate/**/*`
-    - `opentelemetrybot/**/*`
+    - `otelbot/**/*`
     - `revert-*/**/*` (these are created when using the GitHub UI to revert a PR)
 - Restrict creations: CHECKED
 
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ settings](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/docs/how-to-conf
 
 ### Organization secrets
 
-- `OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN`
-- `OTELBOT_CLIENT_ID`
 - `OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY`
+
+### Organization variables
+
+- `OTELBOT_APP_ID`
diff --git a/.github/scripts/generate-release-contributors.sh b/.github/scripts/generate-release-contributors.sh
index e5a9cc605b42..f684e84e65a4 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/generate-release-contributors.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/generate-release-contributors.sh
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ echo "$contributors1" "$contributors2" \
   | grep -v github-actions \
   | grep -v renovate \
   | grep -v opentelemetrybot \
+  | grep -v otelbot \
   | sed 's/^/@/'
diff --git a/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh b/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..149a13d9b930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+git config user.name otelbot
+git config user.email 197425009+otelbot@users.noreply.github.com
diff --git a/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh b/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a4c68b0e308e..000000000000
--- a/.github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
-
-git config user.name opentelemetrybot
-git config user.email 107717825+opentelemetrybot@users.noreply.github.com
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-update-otel-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-update-otel-sdk.yml
index b3e2640426c6..5e5b4308d11d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-update-otel-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-update-otel-sdk.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
                              | sed 's/^v//')
 
           matches=$(gh pr list \
-                        --author opentelemetrybot \
+                        --author otelbot \
                         --state open \
                         --search "in:title \"Update the OpenTelemetry SDK version to $latest_version\"")
           if [ ! -z "$matches" ]
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ jobs:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.check-versions.outputs.latest-version }}
         run: ./.github/scripts/update-sdk-version.sh $VERSION
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
-
       - name: Free disk space
         run: .github/scripts/gha-free-disk-space.sh
 
@@ -84,16 +81,25 @@ jobs:
         if: failure()
         run: git checkout -- licenses
 
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Create pull request against main
         if: success() || failure()
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.check-versions.outputs.latest-version }}
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           message="Update the OpenTelemetry SDK version to $VERSION"
           body="Update the OpenTelemetry SDK version to \`$VERSION\`."
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/update-opentelemetry-sdk-to-${VERSION}"
+          branch="otelbot/update-opentelemetry-sdk-to-${VERSION}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git add -u
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 88582a35bf05..e2f4507f4b1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -26,27 +26,25 @@ jobs:
           # history is needed to run git cherry-pick below
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
       - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
-        id: app-token
+        id: otelbot-token
         with:
           app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved author
-        run: |
-          git config user.name otelbot
-          git config user.email 197425009+otelbot@users.noreply.github.com
-
       - name: Create pull request
         env:
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.number }}
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           commit=$(gh pr view $NUMBER --json mergeCommit --jq .mergeCommit.oid)
           title=$(gh pr view $NUMBER --json title --jq .title)
 
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/backport-${NUMBER}-to-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
+          branch="otelbot/backport-${NUMBER}-to-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git cherry-pick $commit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/overhead-benchmark-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/overhead-benchmark-daily.yml
index cc4233e89827..0a63bf21060c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/overhead-benchmark-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/overhead-benchmark-daily.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
           cwd: "./gh-pages"
           branch: "gh-pages"
           message: "update test result data"
-          author_name: opentelemetrybot
-          author_email: 107717825+opentelemetrybot@users.noreply.github.com
-          committer_name: opentelemetrybot
-          committer_email: 107717825+opentelemetrybot@users.noreply.github.com
+          author_name: otelbot
+          author_email: 197425009+otelbot@users.noreply.github.com
+          committer_name: otelbot
+          committer_email: 197425009+otelbot@users.noreply.github.com
 
   workflow-notification:
     permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
index 277618de28fd..5224fe6ad8c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-patch-release.yml
@@ -48,16 +48,22 @@ jobs:
           date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
           sed -Ei "s/^## Unreleased$/## Version $VERSION ($date)/" CHANGELOG.md
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           message="Prepare release $VERSION"
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/prepare-release-${VERSION}"
+          branch="otelbot/prepare-release-${VERSION}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git commit -a -m "$message"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
index 59183e754624..1ce07dc3c7d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
@@ -60,16 +60,22 @@ jobs:
           date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
           sed -Ei "s/^## Unreleased$/## Version $VERSION ($date)/" CHANGELOG.md
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request against the release branch
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           message="Prepare release $VERSION"
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/prepare-release-${VERSION}"
+          branch="otelbot/prepare-release-${VERSION}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git commit -a -m "$message"
@@ -111,17 +117,23 @@ jobs:
           date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
           sed -Ei "s/^## Unreleased$/## Unreleased\n\n## Version $VERSION ($date)/" CHANGELOG.md
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request against main
         env:
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           message="Update version to $NEXT_VERSION"
           body="Update version to \`$NEXT_VERSION\`."
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/update-version-to-${NEXT_VERSION}"
+          branch="otelbot/update-version-to-${NEXT_VERSION}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git commit -a -m "$message"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-update-cloudfoundry-index.yml b/.github/workflows/release-update-cloudfoundry-index.yml
index ba8b5d367e53..3b315846713d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-update-cloudfoundry-index.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-update-cloudfoundry-index.yml
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           ref: 'cloudfoundry'
 
       - name: create working branch
-        run: git checkout -b opentelemetrybot/cloudfoundry-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+        run: git checkout -b otelbot/cloudfoundry-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
 
       - name: install xq (which is part of yq)
         run: |
@@ -42,7 +39,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: display changes
         run: git diff
 
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: create pr with repo changes
+        env:
+          # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           git add index.yml
           if git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD ; then
@@ -50,11 +59,8 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
           git commit -m "Updated index.yml"
-          git push --set-upstream origin opentelemetrybot/cloudfoundry-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+          git push --set-upstream origin otelbot/cloudfoundry-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
           gh pr create --base cloudfoundry \
-            --head opentelemetrybot/cloudfoundry-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }} \
+            --head otelbot/cloudfoundry-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }} \
             --title 'Release updates for Cloudfoundry Repo' \
             --body '[Created by Github action]'
-        env:
-          # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9901e938f5df..0408fdc3e3eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -215,14 +215,20 @@ jobs:
           release_date=$(gh release view v$VERSION --json publishedAt --jq .publishedAt | sed 's/T.*//')
           RELEASE_DATE=$release_date .github/scripts/merge-change-log-after-release.sh
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create pull request against main
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           if git diff --quiet; then
             if [[ $VERSION == *.0 ]]; then
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
 
           message="Merge change log updates from $GITHUB_REF_NAME"
           body="Merge change log updates from \`$GITHUB_REF_NAME\`."
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/merge-change-log-updates-from-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
+          branch="otelbot/merge-change-log-updates-from-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git commit -a -m "$message"
@@ -254,9 +260,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: main
 
-      - name: Use CLA approved github bot
-        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-github-bot.sh
-
       - name: Wait for release to be available in maven central
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
@@ -279,15 +282,24 @@ jobs:
           ./gradlew japicmp -PapiBaseVersion=$PRIOR_VERSION -PapiNewVersion=$VERSION
           ./gradlew --refresh-dependencies japicmp
 
+      - name: Use CLA approved bot
+        run: .github/scripts/use-cla-approved-bot.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67e27a7eb7db372a1c61a7f9bdab8699e9ee57f7 # v1.11.3
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Create pull request against main
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
           # not using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN since pull requests from that token do not run workflows
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           message="Update apidiff baseline to released version $VERSION"
           body="Update apidiff baseline to released version \`$version\`."
-          branch="opentelemetrybot/update-apidiff-baseline-to-released-version-${VERSION}"
+          branch="otelbot/update-apidiff-baseline-to-released-version-${VERSION}"
 
           git checkout -b $branch
           git add docs/apidiffs
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 8f04c8218977..832ff76b43ca 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ and deadlocks.
   - Review and merge the backport pull request that it generates.
   - Note: if the PR contains any changes to workflow files, it will have to be manually backported,
     because the default `GITHUB_TOKEN` does not have permission to update workflow files (and the
-    `opentelemetrybot` token doesn't have write permission to this repository at all, so while it
+    `otelbot` token doesn't have write permission to this repository at all, so while it
     can be used to open a PR, it can't be used to push to a local branch).
 - Merge a pull request to the release branch updating the `CHANGELOG.md`.
   - The heading for the unreleased entries should be `## Unreleased`.