diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65c115e..b5a853b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ On Fedora this can be installed:
 dnf install python3-jenkins
 ```
 
+GitHub CLI is required for creating pull requests during packaging updates. See the [installation instructions](https://cli.github.com/) for your platform.
+
 For Redmine integration, python-redmine needs to be installed:
 
 ```sh
@@ -225,6 +227,8 @@ Settings can be customized in `settings.local`. The following settings are suppo
 GIT_DIR=$HOME/dev # Projects are cloned here
 GIT_REMOTE=upstream # Git remote for cloned projects
 PACKAGING_PR=true # Create a PR in bump_{deb,rpm}_packaging
+PACKAGING_FORK_REMOTE=origin # Git remote name for your foreman-packaging fork (defaults to your GitHub username)
+GITHUB_USER=yourusername # Your GitHub username (defaults to your shell's username)
 ```
 
 ## Generating Stage Repository
diff --git a/bump_packaging b/bump_packaging
index 0da1db8..3667092 100755
--- a/bump_packaging
+++ b/bump_packaging
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ fi
 
 REMOTE_BRANCH="${FLAVOR}/${FOREMAN_VERSION}"
 FULL_REMOTE_BRANCH="$PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE/$REMOTE_BRANCH"
+FEATURE_BRANCH="${FLAVOR}/release-$PROJECT-$FULLVERSION"
 
 if [[ $GIT_USE_WORKTREES == true ]] ; then
 	RELEASE_PACKAGING_DIR="${PACKAGING_DIR}/${FLAVOR}-$VERSION"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ fi
 cd "$RELEASE_PACKAGING_DIR"
 
 git fetch $PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE
-git checkout -b "${FLAVOR}/release-$PROJECT-$FULLVERSION" "${FULL_REMOTE_BRANCH}"
+git checkout -b "${FEATURE_BRANCH}" "${FULL_REMOTE_BRANCH}"
 
 if [[ $FLAVOR == deb ]] ; then
 	scripts/changelog.rb -v "${FULLVERSION/-rc/~rc}-1" -m "$FULLVERSION released" debian/*/*/changelog
@@ -53,7 +54,16 @@ fi
 git commit -m "Release $FULLVERSION"
 
 if [[ $PACKAGING_PR == true ]] ; then
-	git phr -m "Release $FULLVERSION" -b "$REMOTE_BRANCH"
+	# Ensure fork exists with configured remote name
+	GH_PROMPT_DISABLED=1 gh repo fork theforeman/foreman-packaging --remote-name "$PACKAGING_FORK_REMOTE"
+
+	git push --set-upstream "$PACKAGING_FORK_REMOTE" HEAD
+
+	gh pr create --repo theforeman/foreman-packaging \
+	             --title "${FLAVOR^^}: Release ${PROJECT^} $FULLVERSION" \
+	             --head "$GITHUB_USER:$FEATURE_BRANCH" \
+	             --base "$REMOTE_BRANCH" \
+	             --body "Release ${PROJECT^} $FULLVERSION"
 else
 	git push "$PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE" "HEAD:$REMOTE_BRANCH"
 fi
diff --git a/settings b/settings
index 090c6ab..61fcc7c 100644
--- a/settings
+++ b/settings
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ GIT_PROTOCOL="${GIT_PROTOCOL:-https}"
 GIT_DEVELOP_BRANCH=develop
 GIT_STABLE_BRANCH="${VERSION}-stable"
 GITHUB_NAMESPACE=theforeman
+GITHUB_USER="${GITHUB_USER:-$USER}"
 PACKAGING_DIR="$GIT_DIR/foreman-packaging"
 PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE=origin
+PACKAGING_FORK_REMOTE="${PACKAGING_FORK_REMOTE:-${GITHUB_USER}}"
 TFM_WEBSITE_GH_PAGES_BRANCH=gh-pages
 TAR_PROJECTS=""
 RPM_PACKAGES=()