diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fabb4dfd87..9db71f86f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ jobs:
           commitMessage: 'chore: publish changeset'
           username: 'devops'
           email: 'devops@dballerine.com'
+          # script to be used to publish the pr (changeset version by default)
+          versionScript: changeset version
+          # script to be used to publish the pr 
+          publishScript: changeset publish
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-core/src/lib/plugins/external-plugin/api-plugin.ts b/packages/workflow-core/src/lib/plugins/external-plugin/api-plugin.ts
index 168ebb8396..4839aee8f1 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-core/src/lib/plugins/external-plugin/api-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-core/src/lib/plugins/external-plugin/api-plugin.ts
@@ -142,18 +142,11 @@ export class ApiPlugin {
     };
 
     if (payload) {
-      const returnObj = { ...payload };
-      const apiPluginInstance = this;
-      await Promise.all(
-        Object.keys(returnObj).map(async key => {
-          if (typeof returnObj[key] === 'string') {
-            returnObj[key] = await apiPluginInstance.replaceValuePlaceholders(
-              returnObj[key] as string,
-              returnObj,
-            );
-          }
-        }),
-      );
+      for (const key of Object.keys(payload)) {
+        if (typeof payload[key] === 'string') {
+          payload[key] = await this.replaceValuePlaceholders(payload[key] as string, payload);
+        }
+      }
 
       // @TODO: Use an enum over string literals for HTTP methods
       if (this.method.toUpperCase() !== 'GET') {