diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 7c8ecf7..1b9b531 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ jobs:
           npm i -g auto-changelog
 
       - name: Bump version and add changelog
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           initialTag=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           tag="${initialTag//[v]/}"
@@ -62,16 +64,25 @@ jobs:
           git checkout --track origin/main
           git config --global user.email "github-actions@github.com"
           git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
+          BRANCH="release/bump-${tag}"
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
           npm --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version version $tag
           auto-changelog
           git add .
           git commit -m "release $tag"
-          git push
+          git push origin "$BRANCH"
+          gh pr create --title "release $tag" --body "Automated version bump for release $tag" --base main --head "$BRANCH"
+          gh pr merge "$BRANCH" --squash --delete-branch
 
       - name: Move tag
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           TAG_NAME=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           echo $TAG_NAME
+          git fetch origin main
+          git checkout main
+          git pull origin main
           git tag --force $TAG_NAME
           git push --force origin $TAG_NAME