diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch-snap.yml b/.github/workflows/branch-snap.yml
index 3566c38b4..53ecc9b91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch-snap.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch-snap.yml
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
       - name: Update version.json for release
         run: npx gulp updateVersionForStableRelease
-      - name: Create PR with version update
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          commit-message: Update version for stable release
-          branch: merge/prerelease-to-release
-          base: release
+      - name: Commit and push version update
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Update version for stable release"
+          git push origin merge/prerelease-to-release