diff --git a/.github/actions/composite/updateProtectedBranch/action.yml b/.github/actions/composite/updateProtectedBranch/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c7b4ea0c8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/composite/updateProtectedBranch/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+name: Update Protected Branch
+description: Create, approve, and merge a pull request against a protected branch
+
+inputs:
+  TARGET_BRANCH:
+    description: The target branch to update. This becomes the base branch of the pull request.
+    required: true
+  SOURCE_BRANCH:
+    description: If updating main, you must also provide a head branch to update main with.
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN:
+    description: GitHub token for OSBotify
+    required: true
+  GPG_PASSPHRASE:
+    description: Passphrase used to decrypt GPG key for OSBotify
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Validate target branch
+      if: ${{ !contains(fromJSON('["main", "staging", "production"]'), inputs.TARGET_BRANCH) }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "Target branch must be one of ['main', 'staging', 'production]"
+        exit 1
+
+    # If updating main, SOURCE_BRANCH must not be empty
+    - name: Validate source branch
+      if: inputs.TARGET_BRANCH == 'main' && inputs.SOURCE_BRANCH == ''
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "Cannot update main branch without specifying a source branch"
+        exit 1
+
+    # If updating staging, the source branch will always be main
+    # If updating production, the source branch will always be staging
+    - name: Set source branch
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [[ ${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH }} == 'staging' ]]; then
+          echo "SOURCE_BRANCH=main" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        elif [[ ${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH }} == 'production' ]]; then
+          echo "SOURCE_BRANCH=staging" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        else
+          echo "SOURCE_BRANCH=${{ inputs.SOURCE_BRANCH }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        fi
+
+    - uses: Expensify/App/.github/actions/composite/setupGitForOSBotify@main
+      with:
+        GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ inputs.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+
+    - name: Checkout source branch
+      shell: bash
+      run: git checkout ${{ env.SOURCE_BRANCH }}
+
+    - name: Set New Version
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "NEW_VERSION=$(npm run print-version --silent)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+    - name: Create temporary branch to resolve conflicts
+      if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["staging", "production"]'), inputs.TARGET_BRANCH) }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git checkout ${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH }}
+        BRANCH_NAME=update-${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH }}-from-${{ env.SOURCE_BRANCH }}
+        git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+        git merge -Xtheirs ${{ env.SOURCE_BRANCH }}
+        git push --set-upstream origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
+    - name: Create Pull Request
+      id: createPullRequest
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        gh pr create \
+          --title "Update version to ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }} on ${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH }}" \
+          --body "Update version to ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}" \
+          --label "automerge" \
+          --base ${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH }}
+        sleep 5
+        echo "::set-output name=PR_NUMBER::$(gh pr view --json 'number' --jq '.number')"
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Check changed files
+      if: ${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH == 'main' }}
+      id: changedFiles
+      # Version: 3.3.0
+      uses: umani/changed-files@1d252c611c64289d35243fc37ece7323ea5e93e1
+      with:
+        repo-token: ${{ github.token }}
+        pr-number: ${{ steps.createPullRequest.outputs.PR_NUMBER }}
+
+    - name: Validate changed files
+      if: ${{ inputs.TARGET_BRANCH == 'main' && (steps.changedFiles.outputs.files_updated != 'android/app/build.gradle ios/NewExpensify/Info.plist ios/NewExpensifyTests/Info.plist package-lock.json package.json' || steps.changedFiles.outputs.files_created != '' || steps.changedFiles.outputs.files_deleted != '') }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: exit 1
+
+    - name: Auto-approve the PR
+      shell: bash
+      run: gh pr review --approve
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+    - name: Check if pull request is mergeable
+      id: isPullRequestMergeable
+      uses: Expensify/App/.github/actions/javascript/isPullRequestMergeable@main
+      with:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: ${{ steps.createPullRequest.outputs.PR_NUMBER }}
+
+    - name: Leave comment if PR is not mergeable
+      if: ${{ !fromJSON(steps.isPullRequestMergeable.outputs.IS_MERGEABLE) }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        gh pr comment --body \
+        ":bell: @Expensify/mobile-deployers :bell: - The Update Protected Branch workflow has failed because this PR was not mergable.
+          If you are the deployer this week, please resolve the error and merge this PR to continue the deploy process."
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Fail workflow if PR is not mergeable
+      if: ${{ steps.isPullRequestMergeable.outputs.IS_MERGEABLE == 'false' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: exit 1
+
+    - name: Auto-merge the PR
+      shell: bash
+      run: gh pr merge ${{ steps.createPullRequest.outputs.PR_NUMBER }} --merge --delete-branch
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/createNewVersion.yml b/.github/workflows/createNewVersion.yml
index 55ae46c8044c..0ef0f325a701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/createNewVersion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/createNewVersion.yml
@@ -57,9 +57,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update main branch
         uses: Expensify/App/.github/actions/triggerWorkflowAndWait@main
         with:
+<<<<<<< HEAD
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
           WORKFLOW: updateProtectedBranch.yml
           INPUTS: '{ "TARGET_BRANCH": "main", "SOURCE_BRANCH": "${{ env.VERSION_BRANCH }}" }'
+=======
+          TARGET_BRANCH: main
+          SOURCE_BRANCH: ${{ env.VERSION_BRANCH }}
+          OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.LARGE_SECRET_PASSPHRASE }}
+>>>>>>> b7479ad53 (Merge pull request #9729 from Expensify/Rory-FixUpdateProtectedBranch)
 
       # This Slack step is duplicated in all workflows, if you make a change to this step, make sure to update all
       # the other workflows with the same change
diff --git a/.github/workflows/finishReleaseCycle.yml b/.github/workflows/finishReleaseCycle.yml
index 8553f9b63fbb..31ba619d3c13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/finishReleaseCycle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/finishReleaseCycle.yml
@@ -64,9 +64,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update production branch
         uses: Expensify/App/.github/actions/triggerWorkflowAndWait@main
         with:
+<<<<<<< HEAD
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
           WORKFLOW: updateProtectedBranch.yml
           INPUTS: '{ "TARGET_BRANCH": "production" }'
+=======
+          TARGET_BRANCH: production
+          OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.LARGE_SECRET_PASSPHRASE }}
+>>>>>>> b7479ad53 (Merge pull request #9729 from Expensify/Rory-FixUpdateProtectedBranch)
 
   # Deploy deferred PRs to staging and create a new StagingDeployCash for the next release cycle.
   createNewStagingDeployCash:
@@ -97,9 +103,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update staging branch to trigger staging deploy
         uses: Expensify/App/.github/actions/triggerWorkflowAndWait@main
         with:
+<<<<<<< HEAD
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
           WORKFLOW: updateProtectedBranch.yml
           INPUTS: '{ "TARGET_BRANCH": "staging" }'
+=======
+          TARGET_BRANCH: staging
+          OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.LARGE_SECRET_PASSPHRASE }}
+>>>>>>> b7479ad53 (Merge pull request #9729 from Expensify/Rory-FixUpdateProtectedBranch)
 
       - name: Pull staging to get the new version
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preDeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/preDeploy.yml
index 266f998d4f03..1165936383b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preDeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preDeploy.yml
@@ -129,9 +129,15 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ !fromJSON(needs.chooseDeployActions.outputs.isStagingDeployLocked) }}
         uses: Expensify/App/.github/actions/triggerWorkflowAndWait@main
         with:
+<<<<<<< HEAD
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
           WORKFLOW: updateProtectedBranch.yml
           INPUTS: '{ "TARGET_BRANCH": "staging" }'
+=======
+          TARGET_BRANCH: staging
+          OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_TOKEN }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.LARGE_SECRET_PASSPHRASE }}
+>>>>>>> b7479ad53 (Merge pull request #9729 from Expensify/Rory-FixUpdateProtectedBranch)
 
       - name: Determine if this pull request will be cherry-picked
         run: echo "DO_CHERRY_PICK=${{ fromJSON(needs.chooseDeployActions.outputs.isStagingDeployLocked) && fromJSON(needs.chooseDeployActions.outputs.shouldCherryPick) }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 10ad34fca9df..8775958431a8 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         multiDexEnabled rootProject.ext.multiDexEnabled
-        versionCode 1001017917
-        versionName "1.1.79-17"
+        versionCode 1001017918
+        versionName "1.1.79-18"
     }
     splits {
         abi {
diff --git a/ios/NewExpensify/Info.plist b/ios/NewExpensify/Info.plist
index 8f8a10a5c834..ee4ee4b9b73c 100644
--- a/ios/NewExpensify/Info.plist
+++ b/ios/NewExpensify/Info.plist
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		</dict>
 	</array>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>1.1.79.17</string>
+	<string>1.1.79.18</string>
 	<key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key>
 	<false/>
 	<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
diff --git a/ios/NewExpensifyTests/Info.plist b/ios/NewExpensifyTests/Info.plist
index fd5b56d833a5..3a7e61c8c5f7 100644
--- a/ios/NewExpensifyTests/Info.plist
+++ b/ios/NewExpensifyTests/Info.plist
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>1.1.79.17</string>
+	<string>1.1.79.18</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 51500dd78871..8de068d437e6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "new.expensify",
-  "version": "1.1.79-17",
+  "version": "1.1.79-18",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b586f0d9b8d4..168beba8a747 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "new.expensify",
-  "version": "1.1.79-17",
+  "version": "1.1.79-18",
   "author": "Expensify, Inc.",
   "homepage": "https://new.expensify.com",
   "description": "New Expensify is the next generation of Expensify: a reimagination of payments based atop a foundation of chat.",