diff --git a/.github/workflows/prashan_version_bump.yml b/.github/workflows/prashan_version_bump.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..175457dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/prashan_version_bump.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: prashan testing new action
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  
+jobs:
+  update_version:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Fetch full depth, otherwise the last step overwrites the last commit's parent, essentially removing the graph.
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+         
+      - name: Run bump_version_gh_action.sh
+        id: bump-version
+        run: |
+           set +e
+           ./bump_version_gh_action.sh
+           echo "bump_version_ret=$?" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+
+      - name: Import bot's GPG key for signing commits
+        id: import-gpg
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v6
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.BOT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.BOT_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          #git_config_global: true
+          git_user_signingkey: true
+          git_commit_gpgsign: true
+        
+      - name: Sign commit and push changes
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ steps.bump-version.outputs.bump_version_ret }}" == "0" ]]; then
+            git config --global user.email ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.name }}
+            git config --global user.name ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}
+
+            git commit -S -m "Bump version" build.gradle.kts
+            git push
+          fi
+        env:
+          #  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+            GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.name }}
+            GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}
+            GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.name }}
+            GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}
+          
diff --git a/bump_version_gh_action.sh b/bump_version_gh_action.sh
index eaec58923..f2ca419c8 100755
--- a/bump_version_gh_action.sh
+++ b/bump_version_gh_action.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-printenv
+echo 
 
 vercomp () {
     if [[ $1 == $2 ]]