diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 490b1f378..d6d8fedfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         uses: ./.github/workflows/update-k8s-deployments
         with:
-          gitlab_api_token: ${{ secrets.GITLAB_K8S_API_TOKEN }}
+          github_api_token: ${{ secrets.K8S_API_TOKEN }}
 
       ########################################
       # Deploy to github pages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-k8s-deployments/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-k8s-deployments/action.yaml
index 75849c9f8..d5c1302e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-k8s-deployments/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-k8s-deployments/action.yaml
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ name: Update k8s deployments
 description: Reusable action for updating k8s deployments
 
 inputs:
-  gitlab_api_token:
-    description: 'A GitLab API token with access to the k8s repository'
+  github_api_token:
+    description: "A Github API token with access to the k8s repository"
     required: true
 
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: "☸️ Update k8s deployments"
+      id: "update_k8s"
       env:
-        GITLAB_API_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.gitlab_api_token }}
+        GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_api_token }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
         set -eExou pipefail
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ runs:
         cd .git
 
         # checkout branch
-        git clone --depth 10 --branch "main" "https://gitlab-ci-token:${GITLAB_API_TOKEN}@gitlab.com/dfinity-lab/private/k8s/k8s.git"
+        git clone --depth 10 --branch "main" "https://${GITHUB_API_TOKEN}@github.com/dfinity-ops/k8s.git"
 
         cd k8s
         git config user.email "idx@dfinity.org"
@@ -49,8 +50,23 @@ runs:
         # Push changes and create a new merge request
         git commit -m "Updating DRE container images from $DRE_REPO_BRANCH branch"
         git push \
-          -o merge_request.create \
-          -o merge_request.title="[nomrbot] - Updating DRE container images" \
-          -o merge_request.description="Updating the DRE container images based on the latest changes in the DRE repository - [here](https://github.com/dfinity/dre/commits/$DRE_REPO_BRANCH)" \
           --force --set-upstream origin "${K8S_REPO_BRANCH}" || \
           git push --force --set-upstream origin "${K8S_REPO_BRANCH}"
+
+        echo "k8s_branch=$K8S_REPO_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "dre_branch=$DRE_REPO_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: "Create mr on k8s repo"
+      if: ${{ steps.update_k8s.outputs.k8s_branch != '' }}
+      uses: actions/github-script@v7
+      with:
+        github-token: ${{ inputs.github_api_token }}
+        script: |
+          const result = await github.rest.pulls.create({
+            title: '[nomrbot] - Updating DRE container images',
+            owner: 'dfinity-ops',
+            repo: 'k8s',
+            head: '${{ steps.update_k8s.outputs.k8s_branch }}',
+            base: 'main',
+            body: 'Updating the DRE container images based on the latest changes in the DRE repository - [here](https://github.com/dfinity/dre/commits/${{ steps.update_k8s.outputs.dre_branch }})'
+          });