diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 53d1c12..b2ae4d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -223,9 +223,12 @@ jobs:
         git push origin
     
     - name: pull-request
-      uses: repo-sync/pull-request@v2
-      with:
-        destination_branch: "develop"
-        pr_title: "Sync back"
-        pr_body: "An automated PR to sync changes back"
-
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      run: |
+        gh_pr_up() { 
+          gh pr create "$@" || gh pr edit "$@" 
+        }
+        gh_pr_up -B "develop" \
+          --title "Sync back" \
+          --body "An automated PR to sync changes back"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-from-template.yml b/.github/workflows/update-from-template.yml
index fc7a684..1d02b30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-from-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-from-template.yml
@@ -81,12 +81,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "abort=0" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           
       - name: pull-request
-        uses: repo-sync/pull-request@v2
         if: steps.main.outputs.abort == 0
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          source_branch: ${{ env.UPDATE_BRANCH }}
-          destination_branch: ${{ steps.main.outputs.current_branch }}
-          pr_title: "Update from template"
-          pr_body: "An automated PR to sync changes from the template into this repo"
-          
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh_pr_up() { 
+            gh pr create "$@" || gh pr edit "$@" 
+          }
+          gh_pr_up -B "${{ steps.main.outputs.current_branch }}" \
+            -H "${{ env.UPDATE_BRANCH }}" \
+            --title "Update from template" \
+            --body "An automated PR to sync changes from the template into this repo"
diff --git a/openapi-client-maven-template/pom.xml b/openapi-client-maven-template/pom.xml
index 69b0ea2..1d7d4d8 100644
--- a/openapi-client-maven-template/pom.xml
+++ b/openapi-client-maven-template/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
 				<artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>4.2</version>
+				<version>4.3</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<properties>
 						<email>${project.organization.url}</email>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.5.0</version>
+				<version>3.6.0</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
 						<artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>7.0.0</version>
+						<version>7.0.1</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<goals>