diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-version-update.yml b/.github/workflows/release-version-update.yml
index c62158d1f..8105bc885 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-version-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-version-update.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Get release information
       id: get_release
-      uses: dawidd6/action-get-latest-release@v3
-      with:
-        release: true
+      run: |
+        response=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/latest)
+        echo "$response" | jq '.tag_name, .name, .published_at, .body, .html_url' | tee /tmp/release_info
+        echo "::set-output name=tag_name::$(echo "$response" | jq -r .tag_name)"
+        echo "::set-output name=name::$(echo "$response" | jq -r .name)"
+        echo "::set-output name=published_at::$(echo "$response" | jq -r .published_at)"
+        echo "::set-output name=body::$(echo "$response" | jq -r .body)"
+        echo "::set-output name=html_url::$(echo "$response" | jq -r .html_url)"
+
 
     - name: Update version.json
       run: |
@@ -25,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           "release_name": "${{ steps.get_release.outputs.name }}",
           "published_at": "${{ steps.get_release.outputs.published_at }}",
           "body": "${{ steps.get_release.outputs.body }}"
-          "release_url": "${{ steps.get_release.outputs.html_url }}"
+          "html_url": "${{ steps.get_release.outputs.html_url }}"
         }' > version.json
 
     - name: Create new branch
@@ -41,10 +47,12 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Create Pull Request
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        branch: update-version-${{ steps.get_release.outputs.tag_name }}
-        title: "Update version.json for release ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.tag_name }}"
-        body: "This PR updates version.json with the latest release information."
-        base: develop  # Target branch for the pull request
+      run: |
+        curl -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+        https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls \
+        -d '{
+          "title": "Update version.json for release ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.tag_name }}",
+          "body": "This PR updates version.json with the latest release information.",
+          "head": "update-version-${{ steps.get_release.outputs.tag_name }}",
+          "base": "develop"
+        }'
diff --git a/src/templates/base.html b/src/templates/base.html
index 8b0271172..337eba159 100644
--- a/src/templates/base.html
+++ b/src/templates/base.html
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ <h4 class="ui inverted header">CodaBench</h4>
     </div>
     {% if VERSION_INFO.tag_name != 'invalid' and VERSION_INFO.tag_name != 'unknown' %}
         <div id="version">
-            <a href="{{ VERSION_INFO.release_url }}" target="_blank">{{ VERSION_INFO.tag_name }}</a>
+            <a href="{{ VERSION_INFO.html_url }}" target="_blank">{{ VERSION_INFO.tag_name }}</a>
         </div>
     {% endif %}
 </div>
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 6d0c65f69..7bc02172f 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     "release_name": "Release 1.11.0",
     "published_at": "2024-09-16",
     "body": "",
-    "release_url": "https://github.com/codalab/codabench/releases/tag/v1.11.0"
+    "html_url": "https://github.com/codalab/codabench/releases/tag/v1.11.0"
 }
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