diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-packages.yml
index 6a4ad1db45..e7bd221656 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-packages.yml
@@ -48,20 +48,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy all packages
         run: cargo campfire-slim package deploy-all --token ${{ secrets.AMBIENT_CLOUD_DEPLOY_TOKEN }} --include-examples
 
-      - name: Commit and push changed files (for branches)
-        # only commit and push if this is running in a branch
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/')
-        run: |
-          base_branch=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
-          branch=${base_branch}-deployed-${{ github.sha }}
-          git config --global user.name "${{ env.BOT_NAME }}"
-          git config --global user.email "${{ env.BOT_EMAIL }}"
-          git checkout -b ${branch}
-          git commit -a -m "Update deployed packages for ${{ github.sha }}"
-          git push --set-upstream origin ${branch}
-          pr_url=$(gh pr create --title "Update deployed packages for ${{ github.sha }}" --body "Deployed packages for ${{ github.sha }}" --base ${base_branch} --head ${branch})
-          gh pr merge --auto --squash --delete-branch ${pr_url}
-
       - name: Commit and push changed files (for nightly builds)
         # only commit and push if this is running in a nightly build tag
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && contains(github.ref, '-nightly-')
@@ -72,7 +58,6 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "${{ env.BOT_NAME }}"
           git config --global user.email "${{ env.BOT_EMAIL }}"
           git checkout -b ${branch}
-          git commit -a -m "Update deployed packages for ${{ github.sha }}"
 
           # switch back to the main branch version
           version_majminpat=$(echo ${tag} | sed -E -e 's/^v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*$/\1/')
@@ -83,5 +68,5 @@ jobs:
           git commit -a -m "Revert version back to ${version}"
 
           git push --set-upstream origin ${branch}
-          pr_url=$(gh pr create --title "Update deployed packages for ${{ github.sha }}" --body "Deployed packages for ${{ github.sha }}" --base ${base_branch} --head ${branch})
+          pr_url=$(gh pr create --title "Update version for ${{ github.sha }}" --body "Deployed packages for ${{ github.sha }} and updated version" --base ${base_branch} --head ${branch})
           gh pr merge --auto --squash --delete-branch ${pr_url}