diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 68ccfc2488..4508e269f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -88,11 +88,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -y || true
           # install more dependencies
-          sudo apt-get -y -q install wget curl bash git hub
+          sudo apt-get -y -q install wget curl bash git
           java -version
-
-          # want git >=2.24, hub >=2
-          hub --version # hub reports git version too
+          git --version
+          gh --version
 
           # want >=5
           bash --version
diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index bd3e941a7c..31155a7416 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ commitChangeOrCreatePR() {
         git checkout "${PR_BRANCH}"
         git pull origin "${PR_BRANCH}" || true
         git push origin "${PR_BRANCH}"
-        lastCommitComment="$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)"
-        hub pull-request -f -m "${lastCommitComment}" -b "${aBRANCH}" -h "${PR_BRANCH}"
+        gh pr create -f -B "${aBRANCH}" -H "${PR_BRANCH}"
     fi
     set -e
 }