diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-pr-sitepackage.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-pr-sitepackage.yml
index c0e3463..6c5b2ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-pr-sitepackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-pr-sitepackage.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       PR_TITLE: 'Automated Update of Site Package Files'
       PR_BODY: 'This PR contains automatic updates to the site package files generated by the script.'
       BASE_BRANCH: 'main' # The branch you want to merge the PR into
+      NEW_BRANCH: 'auto/sitepackage-update-$(date +%s)'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -45,20 +46,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create a New Branch for Changes
         run: |
-          NEW_BRANCH="auto/sitepackage-update-$(date +%s)"
-          git checkout -b $NEW_BRANCH
+          git checkout -b ${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}
           git add .
           git commit -m "${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE }}"
 
-      - name: Push Changes to New Branch
-        run: |
-          git push --force --set-upstream origin $NEW_BRANCH
+          # Push to remote and set the upstream
+          git push --set-upstream origin ${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: $NEW_BRANCH # Source branch (newly created branch)
+          branch: ${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }} # Source branch (newly created branch)
           base: ${{ env.BASE_BRANCH }} # Target branch (main or production branch)
           title: ${{ env.PR_TITLE }}
           body: ${{ env.PR_BODY }}