diff --git a/release/README.md b/release/README.md
index cc3db8305..16be5d7b7 100644
--- a/release/README.md
+++ b/release/README.md
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ executes in [Konflux](https://konflux-ci.dev/).
 
 ## Setup
 
-The [setup.yaml](setup.yaml) file should be applied to the namespace where the release Pipeline
-will run. This creates a ServiceAccount with access to perform the release.
+The [setup.yaml](setup.yaml) file defines the RBAC resources for the release Pipeline. The
+pipeline runs as the `konflux-bot-0` ServiceAccount (pre-created by Konflux) with push
+secrets attached in the cluster.
 
 ## Why are there two verify-enterprise-contract Tasks?
 
diff --git a/release/setup.yaml b/release/setup.yaml
index 2da8f5fb1..11e897c22 100644
--- a/release/setup.yaml
+++ b/release/setup.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
----
 # Copyright The Conforma Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -15,19 +14,15 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-# A dedicated ServiceAccount is used to create create a distinction between build and release access.
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: tenant-release
-  namespace: rhtap-contract-tenant
-secrets:
-  # Push credential for quay.io/conforma/cli
-  # and quay.io/enterprise-contract/cli
-  - name: ec-cli-main
-  # Push credential for quay.io/conforma/tekton-task
-  # and quay.io/enterprise-contract/tekton-task
-  - name: ec-tekton-task-main
+# The konflux-bot-0 ServiceAccount is pre-created by Konflux. The secrets
+# and role binding below grant it push access to the release registries
+# and read access to release resources.
+#
+# The following secrets must be attached to konflux-bot-0 in the cluster:
+#   - ec-cli-main: push credential for quay.io/conforma/cli
+#     and quay.io/enterprise-contract/cli
+#   - ec-tekton-task-main: push credential for quay.io/conforma/tekton-task
+#     and quay.io/enterprise-contract/tekton-task
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
@@ -53,7 +48,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: rhtap-contract-tenant
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: tenant-release
+    name: konflux-bot-0
 roleRef:
   kind: Role
   name: tenant-release