diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
index 85f1e2cf7..d2834c3a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
@@ -183,40 +183,41 @@ jobs:
             cd ..
           done
           echo unit_test_plugins=${failed_plugins[*]} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      # # ----------------------------------------------
+      # #       Install docker compose
+      # # ----------------------------------------------
+      # - name: Initialize Docker Compose
+      #   uses: isbang/compose-action@v1.5.1
+      # # ----------------------------------------------
+      # #       Collect plugins that fail integration tests
+      # # ----------------------------------------------
+      # - name: Integration Test Plugins
+      #   id: integration_test_plugins
+      #   continue-on-error: true
+      #   run: |
+      #     trap 'echo "integration_test_exit_code=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"' EXIT
+      #     declare -a failed_plugins=()
+      #     for dir in ./*/; do
+      #       current_folder=$(basename "$dir")
+      #       if [[ $current_folder == "plugin_globals" ]]; then
+      #         continue
+      #       fi
+      #       cd $current_folder/integration
+      #       docker compose down --remove-orphans
+      #       docker compose build
+      #       if docker compose run tests; then
+      #         echo "plugin $current_folder passed integration test check"
+      #       else
+      #         echo "plugin $current_folder failed integration test check"
+      #         failed_plugins+=("$current_folder")
+      #       fi
+      #       cd ../..
+      #     done
+      #     echo integration_test_plugins=${failed_plugins[*]} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       # ----------------------------------------------
-      #       Install docker compose
+      #       Prepare Pull Request
       # ----------------------------------------------
-      - name: Initialize Docker Compose
-        uses: isbang/compose-action@v1.5.1
-      # ----------------------------------------------
-      #       Collect plugins that fail integration tests
-      # ----------------------------------------------
-      - name: Integration Test Plugins
-        id: integration_test_plugins
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          trap 'echo "integration_test_exit_code=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"' EXIT
-          declare -a failed_plugins=()
-          for dir in ./*/; do
-            current_folder=$(basename "$dir")
-            if [[ $current_folder == "plugin_globals" ]]; then
-              continue
-            fi
-            cd $current_folder/integration
-            docker compose down --remove-orphans
-            docker compose build
-            if docker compose run tests; then
-              echo "plugin $current_folder passed integration test check"
-            else
-              echo "plugin $current_folder failed integration test check"
-              failed_plugins+=("$current_folder")
-            fi
-            cd ../..
-          done
-          echo integration_test_plugins=${failed_plugins[*]} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}     
+      - name: Prepare Pull Request 
         run: |
           echo "Merging failed plugins"
           failed_plugins=()
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
 
           git config --global user.name 'Release Bot'
           git config --global user.email 'release-bot@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git remote set-url --push origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/hyperledger/aries-acapy-plugins
+          # git remote set-url --push origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/hyperledger/aries-acapy-plugins
           git fetch --all
           git checkout -b "release-v$release_version"
 
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           git commit -s -m "Release v$release_version Upgrades"
-          git push --set-upstream origin "release-v$release_version"
+          # git push --set-upstream origin "release-v$release_version"
 
           # Create the PR
 
@@ -325,4 +326,21 @@ jobs:
           done
 
           title="Release for aries-cloudagent v$release_version"
-          gh pr create --title "$title" --body "$body $details" --base main --head "release-v$release_version" 
+          # gh pr create --title "$title" --body "$body $details" --base main --head "release-v$release_version" 
+      #----------------------------------------------
+      #       Create Release PR
+      #----------------------------------------------
+      - name: Create PR
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        with:
+          author: Release Bot <release-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
+          committer: Release Bot <release-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_PR_PAT }}
+          commit-message: "Release v${{ steps.current_available_version.outputs.current_available_version }}"
+          title: "Release v${{ steps.current_available_version.outputs.current_available_version }}"
+          body: "Release v${{ steps.current_available_version.outputs.current_available_version }}"
+          branch: "release-v${{ steps.current_available_version.outputs.current_available_version }}"
+          base: "jamshale/aries-acapy-plugins:main"
+          draft: false
+          signoff: true
+          delete-branch: true