diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 91661227fbf..8417fff333b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout 🛎
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -60,11 +61,12 @@ jobs:
           sed -i 's/:v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*/:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}/' docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/sqlite.md
           sed -i 's/:v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*/:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}/' docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/postgres.md
 
-      - name: Commit updates
-        uses: test-room-7/action-update-file@v1
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         with:
-          file-path: |
-            docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/sqlite.md
-            docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/postgres.md
-          commit-msg: "Change image tag, for release ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          commit-message: "Update image tag, for release ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          branch: "docs/newrelease-update-version-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          delete-branch: true
+          base: mealie-next
+          title: "docs(auto): Update image tag, for release ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          body: "Auto-generated by `.github/workflows/release.yml`, on publish of release ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"