diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
index 56667ae29d9281..9e05101ef83056 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ on:
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   AGENT6_MATRIX: ${{ ['6.53.x'] }}
-  IS_AGENT6_RELEASE: ${{ github.event.schedule == '0 9 * * 1' }}
+  # IS_AGENT6_RELEASE: ${{ github.event.schedule == '0 9 * * 1' }}
+  IS_AGENT6_RELEASE: 'true'
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/tasks/libs/ciproviders/github_api.py b/tasks/libs/ciproviders/github_api.py
index a32546d23ee381..1336d0083c2d73 100644
--- a/tasks/libs/ciproviders/github_api.py
+++ b/tasks/libs/ciproviders/github_api.py
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ def create_release_pr(title, base_branch, target_branch, version, changelog_pr=F
         pr_body="",
         base_branch=base_branch,
         target_branch=target_branch,
+        draft=True,
     )
 
     if not pr:
diff --git a/tasks/release.py b/tasks/release.py
index 98ce9e99ff4514..d20e1521d692cd 100644
--- a/tasks/release.py
+++ b/tasks/release.py
@@ -530,14 +530,14 @@ def create_rc(ctx, release_branch, patch_version=False, upstream="origin", slack
         )
 
         # Step 4 - If slack workflow webhook is provided, send a slack message
-        if slack_webhook:
-            print(color_message("Sending slack notification", "bold"))
-            payload = {
-                "pr_url": pr_url,
-                "version": str(new_highest_version),
-            }
-
-            ctx.run(f"curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{json.dumps(payload)}' {slack_webhook}")
+        # if slack_webhook:
+        #     print(color_message("Sending slack notification", "bold"))
+        #     payload = {
+        #         "pr_url": pr_url,
+        #         "version": str(new_highest_version),
+        #     }
+
+        #     ctx.run(f"curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{json.dumps(payload)}' {slack_webhook}")
 
 
 @task