diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_algorithm_families.yml b/.github/workflows/generate_algorithm_families.yml
index 351f09cb..d349edcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate_algorithm_families.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate_algorithm_families.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -31,12 +32,32 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 algorithmFamilyGeneration.py
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          commit-message: "chore: update algorithm families [skip ci]"
-          branch: "update-algorithm-families"
-          title: "chore: update algorithm families"
-          body: "This PR updates `schema/cryptography-defs.schema.json` with the latest algorithm families generated from `schema/cryptography-defs.json`."
-          base: "master"
-          delete-branch: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME="update-algorithm-families"
+          
+          # Configure Git
+          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          
+          # Check for changes
+          if git diff --quiet schema/cryptography-defs.schema.json; then
+            echo "No changes to algorithm families"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          
+          # Create branch and commit
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          git add schema/cryptography-defs.schema.json
+          git commit -m "chore: update algorithm families [skip ci]"
+          
+          # Push to the branch (use GH_TOKEN for authentication)
+          git push -u "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" "$BRANCH_NAME" --force
+          
+          # Create Pull Request using GitHub CLI (gh)
+          gh pr create \
+            --title "chore: update algorithm families" \
+            --body "This PR updates \`schema/cryptography-defs.schema.json\` with the latest algorithm families generated from \`schema/cryptography-defs.json\`." \
+            --base "master" \
+            --head "$BRANCH_NAME" || echo "Pull request already exists"