diff --git a/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml b/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml
index d10dadda..850a4129 100644
--- a/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml
+++ b/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     os: linux
   steps:
   - powershell: |
+      $githubUser = "$(GithubUser)"
       $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
       $newLibraryVersion = "$(NewLibraryVersion)"
       
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ jobs:
           # Create GitHub credential
           git config --global user.name "AzureFunctionsPython"
           git config --global user.email "azfunc@microsoft.com"
+
+          # Create GitHub credential
+          $credential = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes("${githubUser}:${githubToken}"))
       
           # Heading to Artifact Repository
           Write-Host "Operating based on $stagingDirectory/azure-functions-python-library"
@@ -29,6 +33,21 @@ jobs:
           # Create release branch release/X.Y.Z
           Write-Host "Creating release branch release/$newLibraryVersion"
           git push --repo="https://$githubToken@github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-library.git"
+
+          # Create PR
+          Write-Host "Creating PR draft in GitHub"
+          $body = (@{head="$newBranch";base="dev";body="Python SDK Version [$newLibraryVersion]";draft=$true;maintainer_can_modify=$true;title="build: update Python SDK Version to $newLibraryVersion"} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress)
+          $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{"Cache-Control"="no-cache";"Content-Type"="application/json";"Authorization"="Basic $credential";"Accept"="application/vnd.github.v3+json"} -Method Post -Body "$body" -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/Azure/azure-functions-python-library/pulls"
+      
+          # Return Value
+          if ($response.StatusCode -ne 201) {
+              Write-Host "Failed to create PR in Azure Functions Python Library"
+              exit -1
+          }
+      
+          $draftUrl = $response | ConvertFrom-Json | Select -expand url
+          Write-Host "PR draft created in $draftUrl"
+
       } else {
           Write-Host "NewLibraryVersion $newLibraryVersion is malformed (example: 1.5.0)"
           exit -1
@@ -144,11 +163,11 @@ jobs:
       
           # Modify SDK Version in pyproject.toml
           Write-Host "Replacing SDK version in worker's pyproject.toml"
-          ((Get-Content pyproject.toml) -replace '"azure-functions==(\d)+.(\d)+.*"','"azure-functions==$(NewLibraryVersion)"' -join "`n") + "`n" | Set-Content -NoNewline pyproject.toml
-      
+          ((Get-Content workers/pyproject.toml) -replace '"azure-functions==(\d)+.(\d)+.*"','"azure-functions==$(NewLibraryVersion)"' -join "`n") + "`n" | Set-Content -NoNewline workers/pyproject.toml
+
           # Commit Python Version
           Write-Host "Pushing $newBranch to azure-functions-python-worker repo"
-          git add pyproject.toml
+          git add workers/pyproject.toml
           git commit -m "Update Python SDK Version to $newLibraryVersion"
           git push origin $newBranch