diff --git a/tasks/release.py b/tasks/release.py
index b2c27662800c0c..b1fd326f69fe42 100644
--- a/tasks/release.py
+++ b/tasks/release.py
@@ -429,6 +429,13 @@ def create_rc(ctx, release_branch, patch_version=False, upstream="origin", slack
     """
     major_version = get_version_major(release_branch)
 
+    print("BEFORE SETTING ORIGIN")
+    ctx.run("git remote -v")
+    if github_action:
+        ctx.run(f"git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:{os.environ.get('GITHUB_TOKEN')}@github.com/{GITHUB_REPO_NAME}.git")
+        # upstream = f"https://x-access-token:{os.environ.get('GITHUB_TOKEN')}@github.com/{GITHUB_REPO_NAME}.git"
+        print("AFTER SETTING ORIGIN")
+        ctx.run("git remote -v")
     with agent_context(ctx, release_branch):
         github = GithubAPI(repository=GITHUB_REPO_NAME)
 
@@ -519,20 +526,20 @@ def create_rc(ctx, release_branch, patch_version=False, upstream="origin", slack
                 code=1,
             )
 
-        pr_url = create_release_pr(
-            f"[release] Update release.json and Go modules for {new_highest_version}",
-            release_branch,
-            update_branch,
-            new_final_version,
-        )
-
-        # Step 4 - If slack workflow webhook is provided, send a slack message
-        if slack_webhook:
-            print(color_message("Sending slack notification", "bold"))
-            payload = {
-                "pr_url": pr_url,
-                "version": str(new_highest_version),
-            }
+        # pr_url = create_release_pr(
+        #     f"[release] Update release.json and Go modules for {new_highest_version}",
+        #     release_branch,
+        #     update_branch,
+        #     new_final_version,
+        # )
+
+        # # Step 4 - If slack workflow webhook is provided, send a slack message
+        # if slack_webhook:
+        #     print(color_message("Sending slack notification", "bold"))
+        #     payload = {
+        #         "pr_url": pr_url,
+        #         "version": str(new_highest_version),
+        #     }
 
             ctx.run(f"curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{json.dumps(payload)}' {slack_webhook}")