diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove-graduated-overrides.yml b/.github/workflows/remove-graduated-overrides.yml
index 886e924df2..636ad73217 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remove-graduated-overrides.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove-graduated-overrides.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name: remove-graduated-overrides
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 */6 * * *'
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: do-something
+
 
 jobs:
   remove-graduated-overrides:
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         branch:
           - testing-devel
-          - next-devel
+            #- next-devel
     steps:
       - run: dnf install -y rpm-ostree # see related TODO above
       - name: Checkout
@@ -27,10 +30,19 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name 'CoreOS Bot'
           git config user.email coreosbot@fedoraproject.org
           ci/remove-graduated-overrides.py
-      - name: Push updated overrides
+      - name: Open pull request
         run: |
           if ! git diff --quiet --exit-code; then
-              git commit -am "lockfiles: drop graduated overrides" \
+              git commit -am "lockfiles: drop graduated overrides 🎓" \
                 -m "Triggered by remove-graduated-overrides GitHub Action."
-              git push
           fi
+      - name: Open pull request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3.8.2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.COREOSBOT_RELENG_TOKEN }}
+          branch: ${{ env.target_stream }}-graduation
+          push-to-fork: coreosbot-releng/fedora-coreos-config
+          title: "lockfiles: drop graduated overrides 🎓"
+          body: "Triggered by remove-graduated-overrides GitHub Action."
+          committer: "CoreOS Bot <coreosbot@fedoraproject.org>"
+          author: "CoreOS Bot <coreosbot@fedoraproject.org>"