diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-upstream.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-upstream.yml
index 0eb35f3f2ba..fc96591f14e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-upstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-upstream.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 8 * * 5'
 
 jobs:
-  create-pr:
+  push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -61,18 +61,4 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git rebase -s ort -X ours ${{ steps.start.outputs.rev }}
 
-    # A workaround to prevent peter-evans/create-pull-request from resetting the
-    # head here:
-    # <https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/blob/d806186ee3288c60a352af9852b6b18afbbfd87e/src/create-or-update-branch.ts#L178>
-    - name: Detach the head
-      run: git switch --detach `git rev-parse HEAD`
-
-    - name: Create a pull request
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
-      with:
-        base: akirak
-        branch: create-pull-request/recipes
-        branch-suffix: timestamp
-        token: ${{ secrets.PAT_FOR_PR }}
-        title: 'Merge the upstream recipe commits'
-        labels: automation
+    - run: git push origin HEAD