diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c9acbf9..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-name: Auto-merge Github Actions
-on: pull_request
-
-permissions:
-  pull-requests: write
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  automerge:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'ytdl-update-automated'
-    steps:
-      - uses: peter-evans/enable-pull-request-automerge@v3
-        with:
-          pull-request-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-ytdl.yml b/.github/workflows/update-ytdl.yml
index e77cdf7..fac8d85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-ytdl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-ytdl.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,18 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '18.x'
-      - name: Update @distube/ytdl-core
-        run: npm update @distube/ytdl-core -w backend
-      - name: Commit and create PR
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
-        with:
-            title: 'build(ytdl): Upgrade ytdl package (automated)'
-            branch: 'ytdl-update-automated'
-            commit-message: 'build(ytdl): Upgrade ytdl package (automated)'
-            token: ${{ secrets.AUTOUPDATE_PAT }}
+      - name: Update @distube/ytdl-core and release
+        run: |
+          npm update @distube/ytdl-core -w backend
+          if git diff --exit-code; then
+            echo "NO changes detected"
+          else
+            git config --global user.email "updater@spooty"
+            git config --global user.name "AutoUpdater"
+            git add .
+            git commit -m "fix(ytdl): Upgrade ytdl package (automated)"
+            npm run release -- --cli
+          fi
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTOUPDATE_PAT }}