diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/release-commit.yml
index 2ce23d9fb..ffadba4f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-commit.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ name: Release commit
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
-jobs:
 
+env: 
+  PR_BRANCH_NAME: release-${{github.event.release.tag_name}}
+
+jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: main
+          ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -41,10 +44,22 @@ jobs:
         
       - name: Initalize git user email
         run: git config --global user.email "${{vars.RELEASE_USER_EMAIL}}"
+
       - name: Initalize git user name
         run: git config --global user.name "Release commit workflow"
 
-      - name: Init release commit
-        run: npm run release -- --ci ${{github.event.release.tag_name}}
+      - name: Create release branch
+        run: |
+          git checkout -b $PR_BRANCH_NAME
+          git push --set-upstream origin $PR_BRANCH_NAME
+          echo "branch=$PR_BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Bump version and push changes using release-it
+        run: |
+          npm run release -- --ci ${{github.event.release.tag_name}}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.github_token}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create pull request
+        run: gh pr create -B ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }} -H $PR_BRANCH_NAME --title "Release ${{github.event.release.tag_name}}" --body "${{github.event.release.body}}"
+        
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