diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bac82b6b8..ef3bdb7b5 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version: 2.1
 orbs:
-  utils: ethereum-optimism/circleci-utils@0.0.7
+  utils: ethereum-optimism/circleci-utils@1.0.13
 
 executors:
   node20:
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ jobs:
         type: string
         default: $CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME
     steps:
-      - utils/get-github-access-token:
-          private-key-str: GITHUB_APP_KEY
-          app-id: GITHUB_APP_ID
-          repo: << parameters.repo >>
       - run:
           name: Get Dates for Last Month
           command: |
@@ -133,21 +129,13 @@ jobs:
 
             # Export the last_month variable for subsequent steps
             echo "export LAST_MONTH=${first_day}..${last_day}" >> $BASH_ENV
-      - utils/generate-issue-metrics-file:
+      - utils/create-github-issue-from-search:
           SEARCH_QUERY: 'repo:ethereum-optimism/docs is:issue closed:${LAST_MONTH} -reason:\"not planned\" -label:monthly-report'
-          file-path: "./closed_issue_metrics.md"
-      - utils/create-github-issue-from-file:
-          repo: << parameters.repo >>
-          file-path: "./closed_issue_metrics.md"
           issue-title: "${LAST_MONTH} metrics report for closed issues"
           issue-labels: "monthly-report"
           assignees: "sbvegan"
-      - utils/generate-issue-metrics-file:
-          SEARCH_QUERY: "repo:ethereum-optimism/docs is:pr created:${LAST_MONTH}"
-          file-path: "./pr_issue_metrics.md"
-      - utils/create-github-issue-from-file:
-          repo: << parameters.repo >>
-          file-path: "./pr_issue_metrics.md"
+      - utils/create-github-issue-from-search:
+          SEARCH_QUERY: 'repo:ethereum-optimism/docs is:pr created:${LAST_MONTH}'
           issue-title: "${LAST_MONTH} metrics report for opened prs"
           issue-labels: "monthly-report"
           assignees: "sbvegan"