diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-stable-version.yml b/.github/workflows/create-stable-version.yml
index 22904c63a..22834025e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-stable-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-stable-version.yml
@@ -21,28 +21,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '16'
-
-      - name: Update GitHub Actions files
-        run: |
-          sed -i '/branches:/a\      - ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}' .github/workflows/changesets-reminder.yml
-          sed -i '/branches:/a\      - ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}' .github/workflows/deploy.yml
+          node-version: "16"
 
       - name: Create new branch
         run: |
           git checkout -b ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} origin/unstable
           git push -u origin ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
 
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.SHOPIFY_GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          commit-message: 'Add ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} to watched branches'
-          title: 'Add ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} to watched branches'
-          body: 'This PR adds the new stable version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} to the list of watched branches in the changesets-reminder and deploy GitHub actions.'
-          branch: 'update-watched-branches-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'
-          base: '${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'
-
+      # Note: The following steps currently fail. I am working with the infra team to see if we can
+      # get a token with the requisite permissions.
       - name: Create branch protection rule
         uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
         with:
diff --git a/documentation/versions-and-deploys.md b/documentation/versions-and-deploys.md
index 4e7b4d01f..955f57f04 100644
--- a/documentation/versions-and-deploys.md
+++ b/documentation/versions-and-deploys.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Like the `unstable` branch, the `internal` branch also publishes snapshot releas
 
 To create a new stable version, you will need to follow these steps:
 
+1. Add the new stable calver version `YYYY-MM` to the list of watched branches in the [`changesets-reminder`](https://github.com/Shopify/ui-extensions/blob/unstable/.github/workflows/changesets-reminder.yml) and [`deploy`](https://github.com/Shopify/ui-extensions/blob/unstable/.github/workflows/deploy.yml) GitHub actions.
 1. Run the "create stable version" action.
 1. Pull down the branch that that was created by the GitHub action (it should have the name `changeset-release/{{BRANCH_NAME}}`). Instead of the patch version changes that were made by the action, update the version of all packages manually to be the first patch release of a new version range. For example, if you are creating a `2025-01` API version, you will set the package versions of all packages to `2025.1.0`. Apply this change to `packages/ui-extensions/package.json`, `packages/ui-extensions/CHANGELOG.md`, `packages/ui-extensions-react/package.json`, and `packages/ui-extensions-react/CHANGELOG.md`.
    > Note: do not update the root-level `package.json`.