diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_prep.yml b/.github/workflows/release_prep.yml
index f72c752f..db1bd9c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_prep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_prep.yml
@@ -47,20 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Actions"
           git add .
           git commit -m "Module Release prep v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
-
-      - name: "Create pull Request"
-        uses: "peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5"
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          commit-message: "Module Release prep v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
-          branch: "release-prep"
-          delete-branch: true
-          title: "Release prep v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
-          base: "main"
-          body: |
-            Automated release-prep through [pdk-templates](https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates/blob/main/moduleroot/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml.erb) from commit ${{ github.sha }}.
-            Please verify before merging:
-            - [ ] last [nightly](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/nightly.yml) run is green
-            - [ ] [Changelog](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/blob/release-prep/CHANGELOG.md) is readable and has no unlabeled pull requests
-            - [ ] Ensure the [changelog](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/blob/release-prep/CHANGELOG.md) version and [metadata](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/blob/release-prep/metadata.json) version match
-          labels: "maintenance"
+      
+      - name: "Push changes"
+        run: |
+          git push origin release-prep