diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
index af6b1602e6f..2a44aa90b4d 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 script {
                     dir(getRepoName()) {
-                        prepareForPR()
+                        githubscm.createBranch(getPRBranch())
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pipeline {
                 success {
                     script {
                         setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.pr.source.uri", "https://github.com/${getGitAuthor()}/${getRepoName()}")
-                        setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.pr.source.ref", getBuildBranch())
+                        setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.pr.source.ref", getPRBranch())
                         setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.pr.target.uri", "https://github.com/${getGitAuthor()}/${getRepoName()}")
                         setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.pr.target.ref", getBuildBranch())
                     }
@@ -200,10 +200,6 @@ void checkoutRepo() {
     sh "git checkout ${getBuildBranch()}"
 }
 
-void prepareForPR() {
-    githubscm.createBranch(getPRBranch())
-}
-
 void commitAndCreatePR() {
     def commitMsg = "[${getBuildBranch()}] Update version to ${getProjectVersion()}"
     def prBody = "Generated by build ${BUILD_TAG}: ${BUILD_URL}.\nPlease do not merge, it should be merged automatically."
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
index 8a8302f60ed..db15d29af7d 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 script {
                     dir('pr') {
-                        prepareForPR()
+                        checkoutRepo()
+                        githubscm.createBranch(getSnapshotBranch())
 
                         maven.mvnVersionsSet(getMavenCommand(), getSnapshotVersion(), true)
 
@@ -242,11 +243,6 @@ void tagLatest() {
     }
 }
 
-void prepareForPR() {
-    checkoutRepo()
-    githubscm.createBranch(getSnapshotBranch())
-}
-
 void commitAndCreatePR() {
     def commitMsg = "[${getBuildBranch()}] Update project version to ${getSnapshotVersion()}"
     def prBody = "Generated by build ${BUILD_TAG}: ${BUILD_URL}.\nPlease do not merge, it should be merged automatically."
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/config/branch.yaml b/.ci/jenkins/config/branch.yaml
index c0804cf39e1..d4d8be13287 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/config/branch.yaml
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/config/branch.yaml
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ git:
     name: kiegroup
     credentials_id: kie-ci4
     token_credentials_id: kie-ci4-token
-  bot_author:
-    name: bsig-gh-bot
-    credentials_id: bsig-gh-bot
   fork_author:
     name: kie-ci
     credentials_id: kie-ci
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
index 3b95e732e97..6784c4f1cb9 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pipeline {
 
         DROOLS_CI_EMAIL_TO = credentials("${JENKINS_EMAIL_CREDS_ID}")
 
-        BOT_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
+        PR_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pipeline {
                 script {
                     String droolsWebsiteRepository = 'drools-website'
                     String prLink = null
-                    String prBranchName = "${getProjectVersion().toLowerCase()}-${env.BOT_BRANCH_HASH}"
+                    String prBranchName = "${getProjectVersion().toLowerCase()}-${env.PR_BRANCH_HASH}"
                     dir(droolsWebsiteRepository) {
                         checkoutRepo(droolsWebsiteRepository, getBuildBranch()) // there is no other branch
                         githubscm.createBranch(prBranchName)