diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
index 32c74027f04..2fb19593364 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 script {
                     dir(getRepoName()) {
+                        approveAndMergePR(getDeployPrLink())
                         checkoutRepo()
-                        mergeAndPush(getDeployPrLink())
                         tagLatest()
                     }
                 }
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ pipeline {
                     dir(getRepoName()) {
                         checkoutRepo()
                         if(githubscm.isReleaseExist(getGitTag(), getGitAuthorCredsId())) {
-                            githubscm.deleteRelease(getGitTag(), getGitAuthorCredsId())
+                            githubscm.deleteRelease(getGitTag(), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
                         }
-                        githubscm.createReleaseWithGeneratedReleaseNotes(getGitTag(), getBuildBranch(), githubscm.getPreviousTagFromVersion(getGitTag()), getGitAuthorCredsId())
-                        githubscm.updateReleaseBody(getGitTag(), getGitAuthorCredsId())
+                        githubscm.createReleaseWithGeneratedReleaseNotes(getGitTag(), getBuildBranch(), githubscm.getPreviousTagFromVersion(getGitTag()), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+                        githubscm.updateReleaseBody(getGitTag(), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ void checkoutRepo() {
     sh "git checkout ${getBuildBranch()}"
 }
 
-void mergeAndPush(String prLink) {
-    if (prLink) {
-        githubscm.mergePR(prLink, getGitAuthorCredsId())
-        githubscm.pushObject('origin', getBuildBranch(), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+void approveAndMergePR(String prLink) {
+    if (prLink?.trim()) {
+        githubscm.approvePR(prLink, getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+        githubscm.mergePR(prLink, getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
index e874d3020bb..8a445803a32 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
@@ -164,21 +164,6 @@ boolean isMainBranch() {
     return env.IS_MAIN_BRANCH ? env.IS_MAIN_BRANCH.toBoolean() : false
 }
 
-String commitAndCreatePR(String commitMsg, String localBranch, String targetBranch) {
-    def prBody = "Generated by build ${BUILD_TAG}: ${BUILD_URL}"
-    githubscm.setUserConfigFromCreds(getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
-    githubscm.commitChanges(commitMsg)
-    githubscm.pushObject('origin', localBranch, getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
-    return githubscm.createPR(commitMsg, prBody, targetBranch, getGitAuthorCredsId())
-}
-
-void mergeAndPush(String prLink, String targetBranch) {
-    if (prLink?.trim()) {
-        githubscm.mergePR(prLink, getGitAuthorCredsId())
-        githubscm.pushObject('origin', targetBranch, getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
-    }
-}
-
 boolean isMainStream() {
     return env.DROOLS_STREAM == 'main'
 }
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
index af08898f0e8..4e054a3a6fd 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ pipeline {
                         sh 'mvn clean generate-resources'
                         // Add changed files, commit, open and merge PR
                         prLink = commitAndCreatePR("Upgrade drools-website ${getProjectVersion()}", prBranchName, getBuildBranch())
-                        sh "git checkout ${getBuildBranch()}"
-                        mergeAndPush(prLink, getBuildBranch())
-                        githubscm.removeRemoteBranch('origin', prBranchName, getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+                        approveAndMergePR(prLink)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -134,10 +132,10 @@ void checkoutRepo(String repo, String branch) {
     sh "git checkout ${branch}"
 }
 
-void mergeAndPush(String prLink, String targetBranch) {
-    if (prLink != '') {
-        githubscm.mergePR(prLink, getGitAuthorCredsId())
-        githubscm.pushObject('origin', targetBranch, getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+void approveAndMergePR(String prLink) {
+    if (prLink?.trim()) {
+        githubscm.approvePR(prLink, getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+        githubscm.mergePR(prLink, getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
     }
 }