diff --git a/.github/workflows/promote-main-to-release-candidate.yml b/.github/workflows/promote-main-to-release-candidate.yml
index 8658aa6..5d005bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/promote-main-to-release-candidate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/promote-main-to-release-candidate.yml
@@ -27,22 +27,37 @@ jobs:
        github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Create or reuse promotion pull request
+      - name: Check out main
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Update the promotion branch and create or reuse its pull request
         id: promotion
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
           promotion_branch="automation/main-to-release-candidate"
-          main_sha="$(gh api "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/git/ref/heads/main" --jq '.object.sha')"
-          if ! gh api --method POST "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/git/refs" \
-            -f "ref=refs/heads/${promotion_branch}" \
-            -f "sha=${main_sha}"; then
-            if ! gh api --method PATCH "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/git/refs/heads/${promotion_branch}" \
-              -f "sha=${main_sha}" \
-              -F force=false; then
-              echo "Promotion branch has diverged from main; leaving it unchanged for conflict resolution."
+          conflict=false
+          git fetch origin main
+
+          if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin "$promotion_branch" >/dev/null; then
+            git fetch origin "$promotion_branch"
+            git switch --force-create "$promotion_branch" "origin/$promotion_branch"
+
+            if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor origin/main HEAD; then
+              if git merge --no-edit origin/main; then
+                git push origin "HEAD:refs/heads/${promotion_branch}"
+              else
+                git merge --abort
+                conflict=true
+                echo "::warning::Merge conflict detected between main and the promotion branch."
+              fi
             fi
+          else
+            git switch --create "$promotion_branch" origin/main
+            git push origin "HEAD:refs/heads/${promotion_branch}"
           fi
 
           pr_number="$(gh pr list \
@@ -52,19 +67,27 @@ jobs:
             --json number \
             --jq '.[0].number // empty')"
 
-          if [[ -z "$pr_number" ]]; then
-            pr_url="$(gh pr create \
-              --base release-candidate \
-              --head "$promotion_branch" \
-              --title "Sync main into release-candidate" \
-              --body $'Automated promotion of the latest main branch changes into release-candidate.\n\nThis pull request is maintained by the Promote main to release candidate workflow. Its dedicated branch allows Copilot to resolve conflicts without modifying the default branch.')"
-            pr_number="${pr_url##*/}"
+          if [[ -z "$pr_number" && "$conflict" == false ]]; then
+            git fetch origin release-candidate
+            if [[ -z "$(git log --format=%H origin/release-candidate..HEAD)" ]]; then
+              echo "::notice::release-candidate already contains all commits from the promotion branch."
+              echo "no_changes=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            else
+              pr_url="$(gh pr create \
+                --base release-candidate \
+                --head "$promotion_branch" \
+                --title "Sync main into release-candidate" \
+                --body $'Automated promotion of the latest main branch changes into release-candidate.\n\nThis pull request is maintained by the Promote main to release candidate workflow. Its dedicated branch allows Copilot to resolve conflicts without modifying the default branch.')"
+              pr_number="${pr_url##*/}"
+            fi
           fi
 
           echo "number=$pr_number" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "conflicting=$conflict" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Try to enable auto-merge
         id: merge
+        if: steps.promotion.outputs.number != ''
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
@@ -86,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Ask Copilot to resolve merge conflicts
-        if: steps.merge.outputs.conflicting == 'true' || failure()
+        if: steps.promotion.outputs.number != '' && (steps.promotion.outputs.conflicting == 'true' || steps.merge.outputs.conflicting == 'true')
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
diff --git a/DynamicsActivitiesPackage/DynamicsActivitiesPackage/DynamicsActivitiesPackage.csproj b/DynamicsActivitiesPackage/DynamicsActivitiesPackage/DynamicsActivitiesPackage.csproj
index 580fc98..7b30eae 100644
--- a/DynamicsActivitiesPackage/DynamicsActivitiesPackage/DynamicsActivitiesPackage.csproj
+++ b/DynamicsActivitiesPackage/DynamicsActivitiesPackage/DynamicsActivitiesPackage.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 		<GenerateDataMinerPackage>True</GenerateDataMinerPackage>
 		<MinimumRequiredDmVersion>10.3.0.0 - 12752</MinimumRequiredDmVersion>
 		<!-- <MinimumRequiredDmWebVersion>10.6.2 (CU0)</MinimumRequiredDmWebVersion> -->
-		<Version>1.8.92</Version>
-		<VersionComment>Fix promote-main-to-rc workflow: handle conflicts gracefully without failing the job</VersionComment>
+		<Version>1.8.93</Version>
+		<VersionComment>Fix main-to-release-candidate promotion branch synchronization</VersionComment>
 		<!-- Do NOT fill in the Organization Token here. This points to either an Environment Variable skyline__sdk__dataminertoken holding the organization token or a Visual Studio User Secret holding the token. -->
 		<CatalogPublishKeyName>skyline:sdk:dataminertoken</CatalogPublishKeyName>
 		<CatalogDefaultDownloadKeyName>skyline:sdk:dataminertoken</CatalogDefaultDownloadKeyName>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0329a1f..8582504 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ and the frontend build base path is set to `/public/DynamicsActivitiesDev/` so s
 | `.github/workflows/deploy-dma-on-pr-merge.yml` | Caller workflow for production-on-merge, manual `production` from `main` only, and manual `dev` deploys |
 | `.github/workflows/deploy-dmapp-reusable.yml` | Reusable build/register/deploy workflow for DMAPP packaging and Catalog deployment |
 | `.github/workflows/copilot-bug-triage.yml` | Auto-comments on `bug`-labeled issues to ask `@copilot` for investigation |
-| `.github/workflows/promote-main-to-release-candidate.yml` | Opens or updates the `main` → `release-candidate` promotion PR after changes reach `main`, using a dedicated branch so `@copilot` can resolve conflicts without modifying `main` |
+| `.github/workflows/promote-main-to-release-candidate.yml` | Merges `main` into its dedicated promotion branch before opening or updating the `main` → `release-candidate` PR, preserving conflict-resolution commits and skipping a PR when release-candidate already contains its changes |
 
 ### Release candidate deployment