diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-elixir-patches.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-elixir-patches.yaml
index 9d956116357..4e7556e613b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-elixir-patches.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-elixir-patches.yaml
@@ -17,17 +17,20 @@ jobs:
         - elixir_version: "1.14"
           name: '1_14'
     timeout-minutes: 10
+    env:
+      branch: bump-elixir-${{ matrix.elixir_version }}
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: SKIP IF THE PR ALREADY EXISTS
+    - name: FAIL IF THE PR ALREADY EXISTS
       id: check-for-branch
       run: |
         set +e
-        git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin bump-elixir-${{ matrix.elixir_version }}
-        echo "::set-output name=c::$?"
+        if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin ${{ env.branch }}; then
+          echo "Branch ${{ env.branch }} already exits"
+          exit 1
+        fi
     - name: DETERMINE LATEST PATCH & SHA
-      if: steps.check-for-branch.outputs.c != 0
       id: fetch-version
       run: |
         TAG_NAME=$(curl -s GET https://api.github.com/repos/elixir-lang/elixir/tags?per_page=100 \
@@ -47,10 +50,9 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         fi
 
-        echo "::set-output name=VERSION::${TAG_NAME#v}"
-        echo "::set-output name=SHA::${SHA}"
+        echo "VERSION=${TAG_NAME#v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "SHA=${SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: MODIFY VERSION FILE
-      if: steps.check-for-branch.outputs.c != 0
       run: |
         sudo npm install --global --silent @bazel/buildozer
 
@@ -67,8 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         set -x
         git diff
     - name: CREATE PULL REQUEST
-      if: steps.check-for-branch.outputs.c != 0
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.2.3
+      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5.0.0
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.REPO_SCOPED_TOKEN }}
         committer: GitHub <noreply@github.com>
@@ -84,6 +85,5 @@ jobs:
         labels: |
           backport-v3.11.x
           backport-v3.10.x
-          backport-v3.9.x
-        branch: bump-elixir-${{ matrix.elixir_version }}
+        branch: ${{ env.branch }}
         delete-branch: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-otp-patches.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-otp-patches.yaml
index d7ca6c610c5..0a20080e88f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-otp-patches.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-otp-patches.yaml
@@ -48,19 +48,22 @@ jobs:
             backport-v3.11.x
             backport-v3.10.x
     timeout-minutes: 10
+    env:
+      branch: bump-otp-${{ matrix.erlang_version }}
     steps:
     - name: CHECKOUT REPOSITORY
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
-    - name: SKIP IF THE PR ALREADY EXISTS
+    - name: FAIL IF THE PR ALREADY EXISTS
       id: check-for-branch
       run: |
         set +e
-        git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin bump-otp-${{ matrix.erlang_version }}
-        echo "::set-output name=c::$?"
+        if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin ${{ env.branch }}; then
+          echo "Branch ${{ env.branch }} already exits"
+          exit 1
+        fi
     - name: DETERMINE LATEST PATCH & SHA
-      if: steps.check-for-branch.outputs.c != 0
       id: fetch-version
       run: |
         TAG_NAME=$(curl -s GET https://api.github.com/repos/erlang/otp/tags?per_page=100 \
@@ -90,11 +93,10 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         fi
 
-        echo "::set-output name=VERSION::${VERSION}"
-        echo "::set-output name=SHA::${SHA}"
-        echo "::set-output name=SHA2::${SHA2}"
+        echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "SHA=${SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "SHA2=${SHA2}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: MODIFY VERSION FILE
-      if: steps.check-for-branch.outputs.c != 0
       run: |
         sudo npm install --global --silent @bazel/buildozer
 
@@ -141,8 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         set -x
         git diff
     - name: CREATE PULL REQUEST
-      if: steps.check-for-branch.outputs.c != 0
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.2.3
+      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5.0.0
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.REPO_SCOPED_TOKEN }}
         committer: GitHub <noreply@github.com>
@@ -156,5 +157,5 @@ jobs:
         commit-message: |
           Adopt otp ${{ steps.fetch-version.outputs.VERSION }}
         labels: ${{ matrix.labels }}
-        branch: bump-otp-${{ matrix.erlang_version }}
+        branch: ${{ env.branch }}
         delete-branch: true