diff --git a/.github/workflows/module_release_prep.yml b/.github/workflows/module_release_prep.yml
index a467b87..c80e192 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/module_release_prep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/module_release_prep.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ on:
         description: "Module version to be released."
         required: true
         type: "string"
+      ruby_version:
+        description: "Ruby version to use"
+        required: false
+        default: "3.2"
+        type: "string"
 
 
 jobs:
@@ -42,12 +47,20 @@ jobs:
           # Update version in metadata.json, only matching first occurrence
           sed -i "0,/$current_version/s//${{ github.event.inputs.version }}/" $(find . -name 'metadata.json')
 
+      - name: "Configure forge authentication"
+        env:
+          FORGE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUPPET_FORGE_TOKEN || secrets.PUPPET_FORGE_TOKEN_PUBLIC }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$FORGE_TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "PUPPET_FORGE_TOKEN=$FORGE_TOKEN" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "BUNDLE_RUBYGEMS___PUPPETCORE__PUPPET__COM=forge-key:$FORGE_TOKEN" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
       - name: "setup ruby"
         uses: "ruby/setup-ruby@v1"
         with:
-          ruby-version: "3.2"
-          bundler-cache: "true"
-          bundler: 2.4.22
+          ruby-version: ${{ inputs.ruby_version }}
+          bundler-cache: true
 
       - name: "bundle environment"
         run: |