diff --git a/.github/scripts/sync_spec_version.sh b/.github/scripts/sync_spec_version.sh
index 29ee77e..ca38115 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/sync_spec_version.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/sync_spec_version.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-dnf install -y tito git
+dnf install -y tito git gh
 
 git config --global --add safe.directory /workspace
 git config --global user.email 'git@suyogtandel.in'
@@ -42,12 +42,21 @@ done
 
 sed -i "s/^Release:.*/Release:        ${NEW_RELEASE}%{?dist}/" picoforge.spec
 
+BRANCH_NAME="spec-sync/${NEW_VERSION}-${NEW_RELEASE}"
+git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
 if git diff --quiet picoforge.spec; then
-echo "No changes to spec file."
+    echo "No changes to spec file."
+    CHANGES_MADE=false
 else
-git add picoforge.spec
-git commit -m "chore: sync spec to $NEW_VERSION [skip ci]"
+    git add picoforge.spec
+    git commit -m "chore: sync spec to $NEW_VERSION-$NEW_RELEASE [skip ci]"
+    CHANGES_MADE=true
 fi
 
 tito tag --offline --accept-auto-changelog --keep-version
-git push --follow-tags origin HEAD:main HEAD:release
\ No newline at end of file
+git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME" --follow-tags
+
+if [ "$CHANGES_MADE" = true ]; then
+    gh pr create --base main --head "$BRANCH_NAME" --title "chore: sync spec to $NEW_VERSION-$NEW_RELEASE" --body "Automated spec/tag sync from release workflow."
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5cd5eae..f568dad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 name: "publish-stable"
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - release
   workflow_dispatch:
   workflow_run:
     workflows: ["PicoForge CI"]
@@ -13,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-release:
-    if: github.event_name != 'workflow_run' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
     permissions:
       contents: write
       issues: write
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
           ./.github/scripts/build_flatpak.sh ${{ matrix.platform }}
 
       - name: Upload Release Assets
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
         with:
           tag_name: v${{ env.version }}
           name: "PicoForge-v${{ env.version }}"