diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/on-tag.yml
index 37cb06048..0360bba2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-tag.yml
@@ -35,14 +35,18 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - id: version
         run: echo "version=$(echo ${{ github.ref }} | sed 's/refs\/tags\/v//')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: setup git config
-        run: |
-          git config user.name github-actions
-          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
-      - run: git checkout -b "bump/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
       - run: pnpm version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-      - run: git push origin "bump/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v7
+      - uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         with:
-          script: |
-            core.notice('Create PR by going to: https://github.com/gitify-app/website/compare/bump/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}')
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          commit-message: 'docs: update latest release to ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}'
+          committer: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
+          author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor_id }}+${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
+          signoff: false
+          branch: 'bump/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}'
+          delete-branch: true
+          title: 'docs: update latest release to ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}'
+          body: |
+            Update latest release to ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          labels: |
+            documentation
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd5c6f2c4..577458814 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The release process is automated. Follow the steps below.
 4. In the same branch, **bump the version** of the app by running `pnpm version <new-version-number`. Commit these changes and open a PR. A GitHub Actions workflow will build, sign and upload the release assets for each commit to that branch as long as a branch is named like `release/vX.X.X` and there is a draft release with the same version number(`package.json`).
 5. Merge your release branch into `main`.
 6. Publish the release once you've finalized the release notes and confirmed all assets are there.
-7. Raise and merge a pull request in [gitify-app/website][github-website] using the automatically created branch (ie: `bump/v1.2.3`)
+7. Merge the open pull request in [gitify-app/website](https://github.com/gitify-app/website/pulls) (ie: `bump/v1.2.3`)
 
 ### Tests