diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-branches-through-py.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-branches-through-py.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d08ab05607f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-branches-through-py.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+---
+name: Sync branches through Pull Request
+
+on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      source:
+        description: Source branch
+        required: true
+      target:
+        description: Target branch
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.target }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Prepare sync branch
+        id: prepare
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin ${{ github.event.inputs.source }}
+          git reset --hard origin/${{ github.event.inputs.source }}
+
+          TIMESTAMP=$(date +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S')
+          SYNC_BRANCH=sync__${{ github.event.inputs.source }}__${{ github.event.inputs.target }}__${TIMESTAMP}
+          echo "branch=$SYNC_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create pull request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@c5a7806660adbe173f04e3e038b0ccdcd758773c  # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          branch: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.branch }}
+          title: "Sync `${{ github.event.inputs.target }}` branch with `${{ github.event.inputs.source }}` branch"
+          body: |
+            :robot: This is an automated Pull Request created by `/.github/workflows/sync-branches-through-pr.yml`.
+
+            It merges all commits from `${{ github.event.inputs.source }}` branch into `${{ github.event.inputs.target }}` branch.
+
+            :warning: **IMPORTANT NOTE**: Remember to delete the `${{ steps.prepare.outputs.branch }}` branch after merging the changes.
diff --git a/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/params.env b/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/params.env
index 2ef1d1a2450..4aff427b099 100644
--- a/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/params.env
+++ b/components/notebook-controller/config/overlays/openshift/params.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-odh-kf-notebook-controller-image=quay.io/opendatahub/kubeflow-notebook-controller:stable
+odh-kf-notebook-controller-image=quay.io/opendatahub/kubeflow-notebook-controller:1.9-fa442a1
diff --git a/components/odh-notebook-controller/Makefile b/components/odh-notebook-controller/Makefile
index 558daa7a7db..345cb316724 100644
--- a/components/odh-notebook-controller/Makefile
+++ b/components/odh-notebook-controller/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ IMG ?= quay.io/opendatahub/odh-notebook-controller
 TAG ?= $(shell git describe --tags --always)
 
 KF_IMG ?= quay.io/opendatahub/kubeflow-notebook-controller
-KF_TAG ?= 1.9-1769b4b
+KF_TAG ?= 1.9-fa442a1
 
 CONTAINER_ENGINE ?= podman
 
diff --git a/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/params.env b/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/params.env
index 26e5d3cce87..f6fda5e078f 100644
--- a/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/params.env
+++ b/components/odh-notebook-controller/config/base/params.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-odh-notebook-controller-image=quay.io/opendatahub/odh-notebook-controller:stable
+odh-notebook-controller-image=quay.io/opendatahub/odh-notebook-controller:1.9-fa442a1