diff --git a/.github/RELEASING.md b/.github/RELEASING.md
index 4732509891a4..980d44d20803 100644
--- a/.github/RELEASING.md
+++ b/.github/RELEASING.md
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ Releasing can be as easy as merging the version pull request but here is a check
 
 - [ ] Double check that every package is bumped correctly and there are no accidental major or minor being released unless that is indeed the intention.
 - [ ] Make sure that there are no pending or unfinished [covector-version-or-publish.yml](./workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml) workflow runs.
-- [ ] Sign the Version PR before merging as we require signed commits
-  - [ ] `git fetch --all`
-  - [ ] `git checkout release/version-updates`
-  - [ ] `git commit --amend -S`
-  - [ ] `git push --force`
 - [ ] Approve and merge the version pull request
 
 ## Publishing failed, what to do?
diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 6f1ed0ac1266..4cebbb2e391f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ jobs:
           commit-message: 'apply version updates'
           labels: 'version updates'
           body: ${{ steps.covector.outputs.change }}
+          sign-commits: true
 
       - name: Trigger doc update
         if: |