diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 2d81704b137..d54963dfdd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 16 * * *"
 
 permissions:
-  actions: read
-  contents: read
+  actions: write
+  contents: write
 
 jobs:
   cd:
@@ -33,35 +33,11 @@ jobs:
       CI: true
       PREID: ${{ github.event.inputs.preid }}
     steps:
-      - name: Validate CD branch
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
-        run: |
-          echo It's allowed to run CD on dev or release branch.
-          exit 1
-
-      - name: Validate inputs for release
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') && github.event.inputs.preid == 'alpha' }}
-        run: |
-          echo It's not allowed to run CD on release branch for alpha.
-          exit 1
-
-      - name: Valiadte inputs for dev
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' && github.event.inputs.preid != 'alpha' }}
-        run: |
-          echo It's only allowed to alpha on dev branch.
-          exit 1
-
-      - name: Validate schedule
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' }}
-        run: |
-          echo It's not allowed to run schedule release except dev branch.
-          exit 1
-
       - name: Checkout branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{ secrets.CD_PAT }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -100,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: release beta packages to npmjs.org
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.preid == 'beta' }}
         run: |
-          npx lerna version prerelease --preid=beta.$(date "+%Y%m%d%H") --exact --no-push --allow-branch ${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/} --yes
+          npx lerna version prerelease --preid=beta.$(date "+%Y%m%d%H") --exact --allow-branch ${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/} --yes
 
       - name: version rc npm packages to npmjs.org
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.preid == 'rc' && github.event.inputs.skip-version-rc == 'no'}}
@@ -122,19 +98,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: update template rc tag
         uses: richardsimko/update-tag@v1.0.7
-        if: ${{ (contains(steps.version-change.outputs.CHANGED, 'templates@') || contains(steps.version-change.outputs.CHANGED, '@microsoft/teamsfx')) && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.preid == 'rc' }}
         with:
-          tag_name: "templates@0.0.0-rc"
+          tag_name: "templates@8.8.8-beta"
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CD_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  
 
       - name: release templates' RC version to github
-        if: ${{ (contains(steps.version-change.outputs.CHANGED, 'templates@') || contains(steps.version-change.outputs.CHANGED, '@microsoft/teamsfx')) && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.preid == 'rc' }}
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.10.0
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.CD_PAT }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           prerelease: true
-          tag: "templates@0.0.0-rc"
+          tag: "templates@8.8.8-beta"
           artifacts: ${{ github.workspace }}/templates/build/*.zip
           allowUpdates: true
           removeArtifacts: true
@@ -145,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           artifacts: ${{ github.workspace }}/templates/build/*.zip
           name: "Release for ${{ steps.version-change.outputs.TEMPLATE_VERSION }}"
-          token: ${{ secrets.CD_PAT }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           tag: ${{ steps.version-change.outputs.TEMPLATE_VERSION }}
           allowUpdates: true
 
@@ -160,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           artifacts: ${{ runner.temp }}/template-tags.txt
           name: "Template Tag List"
           body: "Release to maintain template tag list."
-          token: ${{ secrets.CD_PAT }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           tag: "template-tag-list"
           allowUpdates: true
 
@@ -265,7 +239,6 @@ jobs:
             [ -d ./packages/server/lib ] && find ./packages/server/lib -type f -name '*.exe' -exec mv {} server.exe \;
 
       - name: pack vsix
-        if: ${{ contains(steps.version-change.outputs.CHANGED, 'ms-teams-vscode-extension@') }}
         env:
           NODE_OPTIONS: "--max_old_space_size=4096"
         uses: nick-invision/retry@v2
@@ -284,31 +257,10 @@ jobs:
             fi
 
       - name: release stable VSCode extension to github
-        if: ${{ contains(steps.version-change.outputs.CHANGED, 'ms-teams-vscode-extension@') && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.preid == 'stable' }}
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.10.0
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.CD_PAT }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           tag: ${{ steps.version-change.outputs.EXTENSION_VERSION }}
           artifacts: ./packages/**/*.vsix
           artifactErrorsFailBuild: true
           bodyFile: ./CHANGELOG.md
-
-      - name: save release info
-        run: |
-          rm -f changed.txt
-          rm -f versions.json
-          echo ${{steps.version-change.outputs.CHANGED}} > changed.txt
-          npx lerna ls -all --json > versions.json
-          echo ${{ inputs.series }} > series.txt
-          find ./packages/vscode-extension -type f -name '*.vsix' -exec mv {} . \;
-
-      - name: upload release info to artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: release
-          path: |
-            changed.txt
-            series.txt
-            versions.json
-            *.vsix
-            *.exe