diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
index bcd3bc4aa77..c58a4c57007 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: "${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}"
           branch: "${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}"
-          branch-from: "${{ github.sha }}"
+          create-branch: true
           command: push
           commits: "${{ steps.create-commit.outputs.commit }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docker-build-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-docker-build-image.yaml
index 6d40e56a68d..9023079618f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-docker-build-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-docker-build-image.yaml
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: "${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}"
           branch: "${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}"
-          # for scheduled runs, sha is the tip of the default branch
-          # for dispatched runs, sha is the tip of the branch it was dispatched on
-          branch-from: "${{ github.sha }}"
+          create-branch: true
           command: push
           commits: "${{ steps.create-commit.outputs.commit }}"
       - name: Create pull request
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml
index 4512fa6af38..704ce0b8b1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: "${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}"
           branch: "${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}"
-          # for scheduled runs, sha is the tip of the default branch
-          # for dispatched runs, sha is the tip of the branch it was dispatched on
-          branch-from: "${{ github.sha }}"
+          create-branch: true
           command: push
           commits: "${{ steps.create-commit.outputs.commit }}"
       - name: Create pull request
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-jmxfetch-submodule.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-jmxfetch-submodule.yaml
index 51c38aa580f..966280f3efe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-jmxfetch-submodule.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-jmxfetch-submodule.yaml
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: "${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}"
           branch: "${{ steps.define-branch.outputs.branch }}"
-          # for scheduled runs, sha is the tip of the default branch
-          # for dispatched runs, sha is the tip of the branch it was dispatched on
-          branch-from: "${{ github.sha }}"
+          create-branch: true
           command: push
           commits: "${{ steps.create-commit.outputs.commit }}"
       - name: Create pull request