diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-jaeger.yml b/.github/workflows/update-jaeger.yml
index 8872cd9ea..141e81a6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-jaeger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-jaeger.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       BRANCH_NAME: update-jaeger
-      DEPENDENCIES_FILENAME: dependencies.json
-      JAEGER_DIFF_FILENAME: dependencies.diff
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -18,10 +16,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update dependencies.json
         run: |
-          echo ${{ toJson(github.event.client_payload) }} > dependencies.diff.json
+          echo ${{ toJson(github.event.client_payload) }} > dependencies_diff.json
           npm run update-jaeger
 
       - name: Commit, push changes and create PR
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CONTENTS_WRITE_PAT }}
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ jobs:
           git add dependencies.json
           git commit -m "Update Jaeger dependencies"
           git push origin ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}
-          gh pr create -t "Update Jaeger dependencies" -B main -H ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}
+          gh pr create -f -B main
diff --git a/scripts/update-jaeger.mts b/scripts/update-jaeger.mts
index 90c04f3ed..ce00ecfcf 100644
--- a/scripts/update-jaeger.mts
+++ b/scripts/update-jaeger.mts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const readDependencyFile = async (path: string): Promise<Dependencies> => {
 const dependenciesFilePath = path.resolve("./dependencies.json");
 const dependencies = await readDependencyFile(dependenciesFilePath);
 
-const dependenciesDiffFilePath = path.resolve("./dependencies.diff.json");
+const dependenciesDiffFilePath = path.resolve("./dependencies_diff.json");
 const dependenciesDiff = await readDependencyFile(dependenciesDiffFilePath);
 
 const mergedDependencies = { ...dependencies, ...dependenciesDiff };