diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-whats-new-ids.yml b/.github/workflows/update-whats-new-ids.yml
index 23334e8a856..9947ea61a95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-whats-new-ids.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-whats-new-ids.yml
@@ -40,11 +40,50 @@ jobs:
           git add ./src/data/whats-new-ids.json
           git diff-index --quiet HEAD ./src/data/whats-new-ids.json || git commit -m 'chore(whats-new-ids): updated ids'
           echo "::set-output name=commit::true"
-        # Push directly to the release branch so we get the changes included in the release PR
+      - name: Temporarily disable branch protection
+        id: disable-branch-protection
+        uses: actions/github-script@v1
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.OPENSOURCE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          previews: luke-cage-preview
+          script: |
+            const result = await github.repos.updateBranchProtection({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              branch: context.payload.pull_request.head.ref,
+              required_status_checks: null,
+              restrictions: null,
+              enforce_admins: null,
+              required_pull_request_reviews: null
+            })
+            console.log("Result:", result)
+        # Push directly to the current release branch so we get the changes included in the release PR
 
       - name: Push Commit
         if: steps.commit-changes.outputs.commit == 'true'
         uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.6.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.OPENSOURCE_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          branch: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
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+          branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+
+      - name: Re-enable branch protection
+        id: enable-branch-protection
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/github-script@v1
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.OPENSOURCE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          previews: luke-cage-preview
+          script: |
+            const result = await github.repos.updateBranchProtection({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              branch: context.payload.pull_request.head.ref,
+              enforce_admins: true,
+              required_status_checks: null,
+              restrictions: null,
+              required_pull_request_reviews: {
+                dismiss_stale_reviews: true,
+                required_approving_review_count: 1
+              }
+            })
+            console.log("Result:", result)
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