diff --git a/.clconfig.json b/.clconfig.json
index 012a10c..2f3be0c 100644
--- a/.clconfig.json
+++ b/.clconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "categories": [
     "all",
     "ci",
+    "cli",
     "config",
     "crud",
     "docker",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83a4cd9..59e1953 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This changelog was created using the `clu` binary
 
 ### Features
 
+- (cli) [#56](https://github.com/MalteHerrmann/changelog-utils/pull/56) Add CLI command to create a PR that conforms to `clu` configuration.
 - (crud) [#54](https://github.com/MalteHerrmann/changelog-utils/pull/54) Add flag to auto-accept retrieved PR information.
 - (lint) [#46](https://github.com/MalteHerrmann/changelog-utils/pull/46) Add support for linter escapes.
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6bf7f4f..14c843e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fxhash",
  "newline-converter",
  "once_cell",
+ "tempfile",
  "unicode-segmentation",
  "unicode-width",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b9976a0..714fd41 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0.117"
 assert_fs = "1.1.1"
 predicates = "3.1.0"
 url = "2.5.0"
-inquire = "0.7.5"
+inquire = { version = "0.7.5", features = ["editor"]}
 chrono = "0.4.38"
 tokio = { version = "1.38.0", features = ["full"] }
 octocrab = "0.38.0"
diff --git a/src/add.rs b/src/add.rs
index f937b2f..069227a 100644
--- a/src/add.rs
+++ b/src/add.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 use crate::{
     change_type, changelog, config, entry,
     errors::AddError,
-    github::{get_open_pr, PRInfo},
-    release,
+    github::{extract_pr_info, get_git_info, get_open_pr, PRInfo},
+    inputs, release,
 };
-use inquire::{Select, Text};
 use std::borrow::BorrowMut;
 
 // Runs the logic to add an entry to the unreleased section of the changelog.
 pub async fn run(accept: bool) -> Result<(), AddError> {
     let config = config::load()?;
+    let git_info = get_git_info(&config)?;
 
     let mut selectable_change_types: Vec<String> =
         config.change_types.clone().into_keys().collect();
     selectable_change_types.sort();
 
     let retrieved: bool;
-    let pr_info = match get_open_pr(&config).await {
+    let pr_info = match get_open_pr(git_info).await {
         Ok(i) => {
             retrieved = true;
-            i
+            extract_pr_info(&config, &i)?
         }
         Err(_) => {
             retrieved = false;
@@ -34,25 +34,12 @@ pub async fn run(accept: bool) -> Result<(), AddError> {
             .position(|ct| ct.eq(&pr_info.change_type))
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
-        selected_change_type =
-            Select::new("Select change type to add into:", selectable_change_types)
-                .with_starting_cursor(ct_idx)
-                .prompt()?;
+        selected_change_type = inputs::get_change_type(&config, ct_idx)?;
     }
 
-    let mut pr_number = pr_info
-        .number
-        .parse::<u16>()
-        .expect("expected valid pr number to be returned");
+    let mut pr_number = pr_info.number;
     if !accept || !retrieved {
-        pr_number = match Text::new("Please provide the PR number:")
-            .with_initial_value(&pr_info.number)
-            .prompt()?
-            .parse::<u16>()
-        {
-            Ok(pr) => pr,
-            Err(e) => return Err(AddError::Input(e.into())),
-        };
+        pr_number = inputs::get_pr_number(pr_info.number)?;
     }
 
     let mut cat = pr_info.category.clone();
@@ -63,19 +50,12 @@ pub async fn run(accept: bool) -> Result<(), AddError> {
             .position(|c| c.eq(&pr_info.category))
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
-        cat = Select::new(
-            "Select the category of the made changes:",
-            config.categories.clone(),
-        )
-        .with_starting_cursor(cat_idx)
-        .prompt()?;
+        cat = inputs::get_category(&config, cat_idx)?;
     }
 
     let mut desc = pr_info.description.clone();
     if !accept || !retrieved {
-        desc = Text::new("Please provide a short description of the made changes:\n")
-            .with_initial_value(&pr_info.description)
-            .prompt()?;
+        desc = inputs::get_description(pr_info.description.as_str())?;
     }
 
     let mut changelog = changelog::load(config.clone())?;
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 54fcb3c..49d4b2c 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ use clap::{Args, Parser, Subcommand};
 pub enum ChangelogCLI {
     #[command(about = "Adds a new entry to the unreleased section of the changelog")]
     Add(AddArgs),
+    #[command(
+        about = "Creates a PR in the configured target repository and adds the corresponding changelog entry"
+    )]
+    CreatePR,
     #[command(about = "Applies all possible auto-fixes to the changelog")]
     Fix,
     #[command(about = "Checks if the changelog contents adhere to the defined rules")]
diff --git a/src/create_pr.rs b/src/create_pr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a85ed24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/create_pr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use crate::{config, errors::CreateError, github, inputs};
+use octocrab::params::repos::Reference::Branch;
+
+/// Runs the main logic to open a new PR for the current branch.
+pub async fn run() -> Result<(), CreateError> {
+    let config = config::load()?;
+    let git_info = github::get_git_info(&config)?;
+    let client = github::get_authenticated_github_client()?;
+
+    if client
+        .repos(&git_info.owner, &git_info.repo)
+        .get_ref(&Branch(git_info.branch.clone()))
+        .await
+        .is_err()
+    {
+        // TODO: add option to push the branch?
+        return Err(CreateError::BranchNotOnRemote(git_info.branch.clone()));
+    };
+
+    if let Ok(pr_info) = github::get_open_pr(git_info.clone()).await {
+        return Err(CreateError::ExistingPR(pr_info.number));
+    }
+
+    let change_type = inputs::get_change_type(&config, 0)?;
+    let cat = inputs::get_category(&config, 0)?;
+    let desc = inputs::get_description("")?;
+    let pr_body = inputs::get_pr_description()?;
+
+    let branches = client
+        .repos(&git_info.owner, &git_info.repo)
+        .list_branches()
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+    let target = inputs::get_target_branch(branches)?;
+
+    let ct = config.change_types.get(&change_type).unwrap();
+    let title = format!("{ct}({cat}): {desc}");
+
+    let created_pr = client
+        .pulls(&git_info.owner, &git_info.repo)
+        .create(title, git_info.branch, target)
+        .body(pr_body)
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+
+    println!(
+        "created pull request: {}",
+        created_pr
+            .html_url
+            .expect("received no error creating the PR but html_url was None")
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index cbde113..85091ef 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 use inquire::InquireError;
 use regex::Error;
 use serde_json;
-use std::io;
-use std::num::ParseIntError;
-use std::string::FromUtf8Error;
+use std::{env::VarError, io, num::ParseIntError, string::FromUtf8Error};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum CLIError {
     #[error("failed to add changelog entry: {0}")]
     AddError(#[from] AddError),
+    #[error("failed to create pr: {0}")]
+    CreateError(#[from] CreateError),
     #[error("failed to initialize the changelog settings: {0}")]
     InitError(#[from] InitError),
     #[error("failed to run linter: {0}")]
@@ -24,8 +24,26 @@ pub enum CLIError {
     ReleaseCLIError(#[from] ReleaseCLIError),
 }
 
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum CreateError {
+    #[error("branch not found on remote: {0}")]
+    BranchNotOnRemote(String),
+    #[error("failed to read configuration: {0}")]
+    Config(#[from] ConfigError),
+    #[error("found an existing PR for this branch: {0}")]
+    ExistingPR(u64),
+    #[error("failed to create PR: {0}")]
+    FailedToCreatePR(#[from] octocrab::Error),
+    #[error("error interacting with GitHub: {0}")]
+    GitHub(#[from] GitHubError),
+    #[error("error getting user input: {0}")]
+    Input(#[from] InputError),
+}
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum InputError {
+    #[error("failed to prompt user: {0}")]
+    InquireError(#[from] InquireError),
     #[error("failed to parse integer: {0}")]
     ParseError(#[from] ParseIntError),
 }
@@ -34,7 +52,7 @@ pub enum InputError {
 pub enum AddError {
     #[error("failed to load config: {0}")]
     Config(#[from] ConfigError),
-    #[error("failed to parse input: {0}")]
+    #[error("failed to get user input: {0}")]
     Input(#[from] InputError),
     #[error("first release is not unreleased section: {0}")]
     FirstReleaseNotUnreleased(String),
@@ -42,8 +60,6 @@ pub enum AddError {
     PRInfo(#[from] GitHubError),
     #[error("failed to parse changelog: {0}")]
     InvalidChangelog(#[from] ChangelogError),
-    #[error("failed to prompt user: {0}")]
-    InquireError(#[from] InquireError),
     #[error("failed to read/write: {0}")]
     ReadWriteError(#[from] io::Error),
 }
@@ -116,6 +132,8 @@ pub enum GitHubError {
     RegexMatch(String),
     #[error("failed to execute command: {0}")]
     StdCommand(#[from] io::Error),
+    #[error("GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable not found")]
+    Token(#[from] VarError),
 }
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/src/github.rs b/src/github.rs
index 979ad61..65c1b34 100644
--- a/src/github.rs
+++ b/src/github.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::entry::check_category;
 use crate::errors::GitHubError;
 use crate::{config::Config, entry::check_description};
-use octocrab;
 use octocrab::models::pulls::PullRequest;
+use octocrab::{self, Octocrab};
 use regex::{Regex, RegexBuilder};
 use std::process::Command;
 
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ pub struct PRInfo {
     pub change_type: String,
     pub category: String,
     pub description: String,
-    pub number: String,
+    pub number: u16,
 }
 
 /// Extracts the pull request information from the given
 /// instance.
-fn extract_pr_info(config: &Config, pr: &PullRequest) -> Result<PRInfo, GitHubError> {
+pub fn extract_pr_info(config: &Config, pr: &PullRequest) -> Result<PRInfo, GitHubError> {
     let mut change_type = String::new();
     let mut category = String::new();
     let mut description = String::new();
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ fn extract_pr_info(config: &Config, pr: &PullRequest) -> Result<PRInfo, GitHubEr
         .build()?
         .captures(pr_title.as_str())
     {
+        // TODO: adjust to reflect logic from PR #55
         if let Some(ct) = i.name("ct") {
             match ct.as_str() {
                 "fix" => change_type = "Bug Fixes".to_string(),
@@ -47,36 +48,39 @@ fn extract_pr_info(config: &Config, pr: &PullRequest) -> Result<PRInfo, GitHubEr
     };
 
     Ok(PRInfo {
-        number: format!("{}", pr.number),
+        number: pr
+            .number
+            .try_into()
+            .expect("failed to convert PR number to u16"),
         change_type,
         category,
         description,
     })
 }
 
-/// Returns an option for an open PR from the current local branch in the configured target
-/// repository if it exists.
-pub async fn get_open_pr(config: &Config) -> Result<PRInfo, GitHubError> {
-    let captures = match Regex::new(r"github.com/(?P<owner>[\w-]+)/(?P<repo>[\w-]+)\.*")
-        .expect("failed to build regular expression")
-        .captures(config.target_repo.as_str())
-    {
-        Some(r) => r,
-        None => return Err(GitHubError::NoGitHubRepo),
-    };
+/// Returns an authenticated Octocrab instance if possible.
+pub fn get_authenticated_github_client() -> Result<Octocrab, GitHubError> {
+    let token = std::env::var("GITHUB_TOKEN")?;
 
-    let owner = captures.name("owner").unwrap().as_str();
-    let repo = captures.name("repo").unwrap().as_str();
-    let branch = get_current_local_branch()?;
+    Ok(octocrab::OctocrabBuilder::new()
+        .personal_token(token)
+        .build()?)
+}
 
-    let octocrab = match std::env::var("GITHUB_TOKEN") {
-        Ok(token) => octocrab::OctocrabBuilder::new()
-            .personal_token(token)
-            .build()?,
+/// Returns an option for an open PR from the current local branch in the configured target
+/// repository if it exists.
+pub async fn get_open_pr(git_info: GitInfo) -> Result<PullRequest, GitHubError> {
+    let octocrab = match get_authenticated_github_client() {
+        Ok(oc) => oc,
         _ => octocrab::Octocrab::default(),
     };
 
-    let pulls = octocrab.pulls(owner, repo).list().send().await?.items;
+    let pulls = octocrab
+        .pulls(git_info.owner, git_info.repo)
+        .list()
+        .send()
+        .await?
+        .items;
     match pulls.iter().find(|pr| {
         pr.head.label.as_ref().is_some_and(|l| {
             let branch_parts: Vec<&str> = l.split(':').collect();
@@ -84,10 +88,10 @@ pub async fn get_open_pr(config: &Config) -> Result<PRInfo, GitHubError> {
                 .get(1..)
                 .expect("unexpected branch identifier format")
                 .join("/");
-            got_branch.eq(branch.as_str())
+            got_branch.eq(git_info.branch.as_str())
         })
     }) {
-        Some(pr) => Ok(extract_pr_info(config, pr)?),
+        Some(pr) => Ok(pr.to_owned()),
         None => Err(GitHubError::NoOpenPR),
     }
 }
@@ -127,6 +131,36 @@ pub fn get_origin() -> Result<String, GitHubError> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Holds the relevant information for the Git configuration.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct GitInfo {
+    pub owner: String,
+    pub repo: String,
+    pub branch: String,
+}
+
+/// Retrieves the Git information like the currently checked out branch and
+/// repository owner and name.
+pub fn get_git_info(config: &Config) -> Result<GitInfo, GitHubError> {
+    let captures = match Regex::new(r"github.com/(?P<owner>[\w-]+)/(?P<repo>[\w-]+)\.*")
+        .expect("failed to build regular expression")
+        .captures(config.target_repo.as_str())
+    {
+        Some(r) => r,
+        None => return Err(GitHubError::NoGitHubRepo),
+    };
+
+    let owner = captures.name("owner").unwrap().as_str().to_string();
+    let repo = captures.name("repo").unwrap().as_str().to_string();
+    let branch = get_current_local_branch()?;
+
+    Ok(GitInfo {
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        branch,
+    })
+}
+
 // Ignore these tests when running on CI because there won't be a local branch
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
diff --git a/src/inputs.rs b/src/inputs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc615aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/inputs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use crate::{config::Config, errors::InputError};
+use inquire::{Editor, Select, Text};
+use octocrab::{models::repos::Branch, Page};
+
+pub fn get_change_type(config: &Config, start: usize) -> Result<String, InputError> {
+    let mut selectable_change_types: Vec<String> =
+        config.change_types.clone().into_keys().collect();
+    selectable_change_types.sort();
+
+    Ok(
+        Select::new("Select change type to add into:", selectable_change_types)
+            .with_starting_cursor(start)
+            .prompt()?,
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn get_pr_number(default_value: u16) -> Result<u16, InputError> {
+    Ok(Text::new("Please provide the PR number:")
+        .with_initial_value(format!("{}", &default_value).as_str())
+        .prompt()?
+        .parse::<u16>()?)
+}
+
+pub fn get_category(config: &Config, default_idx: usize) -> Result<String, InputError> {
+    Ok(Select::new(
+        "Select the category of the made changes:",
+        config.categories.clone(),
+    )
+    .with_starting_cursor(default_idx)
+    .prompt()?)
+}
+
+pub fn get_description(default_value: &str) -> Result<String, InputError> {
+    Ok(
+        Text::new("Please provide a one-line description of the made changes:\n")
+            .with_initial_value(default_value)
+            .prompt()?,
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn get_pr_description() -> Result<String, InputError> {
+    Ok(
+        Editor::new("Please provide the Pull Request body with a description of the made changes.")
+            .prompt()?,
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn get_target_branch(branches_page: Page<Branch>) -> Result<String, InputError> {
+    let mut branches = Vec::new();
+    let mut start_idx: usize = 0;
+
+    branches_page.into_iter().enumerate().for_each(|(idx, b)| {
+        branches.push(b.name.clone());
+        if b.name.eq("main") {
+            start_idx = idx;
+        }
+    });
+
+    Ok(Select::new(
+        "Select the target branch to merge the changes into:",
+        branches,
+    )
+    .with_starting_cursor(start_idx)
+    .prompt()?)
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0e637b9..903d6c3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ pub mod changelog;
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod cli_config;
 pub mod config;
+pub mod create_pr;
 mod entry;
 pub mod errors;
 mod escapes;
 pub mod github;
 pub mod init;
+mod inputs;
 pub mod lint;
 mod release;
 pub mod release_cli;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e0264ab..304792d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 Main file to run the changelog utils application.
 */
 use clap::Parser;
-use clu::{add, cli::ChangelogCLI, cli_config, errors::CLIError, init, lint, release_cli};
+use clu::{
+    add, cli::ChangelogCLI, cli_config, create_pr, errors::CLIError, init, lint, release_cli,
+};
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), CLIError> {
     match ChangelogCLI::parse() {
         ChangelogCLI::Add(add_args) => Ok(add::run(add_args.yes).await?),
+        ChangelogCLI::CreatePR => Ok(create_pr::run().await?),
         ChangelogCLI::Fix => Ok(lint::run(true)?),
         ChangelogCLI::Lint => Ok(lint::run(false)?),
         ChangelogCLI::Init => Ok(init::run()?),