diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
index aa15a2dee9..fc5b37e49f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -1,42 +1,53 @@
 name: Update golangci-lint version
 
 on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml'
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * 1' # Runs every Monday at midnight UTC
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Runs every day at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering
 
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   update-golangci-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      latest_version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}
+      current_version: ${{ steps.check_version.outputs.current_version }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-
       - name: Get latest golangci-lint version
         id: get_version
         run: |
-          LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | sed 's/v//')
-          echo "LATEST_VERSION=$LATEST_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "Latest version: $LATEST_VERSION"
-
+          export LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
+          echo "LATEST_VERSION=${LATEST_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "LATEST_VERSION=${LATEST_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Check current version in Makefile
         id: check_version
         run: |
-          CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep 'GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION' hack/tools/Makefile | cut -d '=' -f2 | tr -d ' ')
-          echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$CURRENT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "Current version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
-
+          export CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep 'GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?=' hack/tools/Makefile | cut -d '=' -f2 | tr -d ' ')
+          echo "CURRENT_VERSION=${CURRENT_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CURRENT_VERSION=${CURRENT_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Update Makefile if needed
-        if: env.CURRENT_VERSION != env.LATEST_VERSION
+        if: ${{ steps.check_version.outputs.current_version != steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}
         run: |
-          sed -i "s/GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=.*/GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=${LATEST_VERSION}/" hack/tools/Makefile
-
-      - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@a94899bca583c204427a224a7af87c02f9b325d5 # tag=v9.1.4
-        name: Commit changes
+          sed -i "s/GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= .*/GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}/" hack/tools/Makefile
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        if: ${{ steps.check_version.outputs.current_version != steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@dd2324fc52d5d43c699a5636bcf19fceaa70c284 # tag=v7.0.7
         with:
-          author_name: github-actions[bot]
-          author_email: github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
-          default_author: github_actor
-          message: "chore: bump golangci-lint to v${LATEST_VERSION}"
+          commit-message: "This commit updates golangci-lint to version v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}."
+          title: ":seedling: chore: bump golangci-lint to v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}"
+          body: |
+            This PR was generated by GH workflow `update-golangci-lint` and
+            updates golangci-lint to version v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}.
+          branch: update-golangci-lint-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}
+          labels: "area/dependency"
+          add-paths: |
+            - hack/tools/Makefile