diff --git a/.github/workflows/fork-cherry-pick.yml b/.github/workflows/fork-cherry-pick.yml
index 1a684d5999..ff9bb9e207 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fork-cherry-pick.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fork-cherry-pick.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#This CI is disabled on main and meant to be enabled on forks as an easy way to cherry pick fork commits into main.
+# This CI is disabled on main and meant to be enabled on forks as an easy way to cherry pick fork commits into main.
+# In order to submit a PR to main, you must add the PR_BOT_PAT secret (personal access token) for the GitHub Action.
+# The PR will be submitted from that user. Note, the PR_BOT_PAT user must have write access to the repo.
 name: Cherry pick PR to Cosmos SDK
 on:
-  #Set to trigger on every merge to main, not just a closed PR.
+  # Set to trigger on every merge to main, not just a closed PR.
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request_target:
     branches:
@@ -10,39 +12,28 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   cherry_pick:
+    permissions: write-all
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Cherry pick into main
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Create PR Patch Branch
         shell: bash
-        env: 
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        env:
+          PR_NAME: pr-patch-${{ github.sha }}
         run: |
-            git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}" #Configs have to be set for pushing the cherry-picked changes onto fork pr-patch branch.
-            git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
-            git remote add upstream https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk.git
-            git fetch --all                                   # Get the latest code
-            git checkout -b pr-patch upstream/main    # Create new branch based on main branch
-            git cherry-pick ${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}}  # Cherry pick the latest commit of PR
-            git push -u origin pr-patch-${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}} # Push your changes to the remote branch
+          git config --global user.name "${{ github.actor }}" # Config have to be set for pushing the cherry-picked changes onto fork pr-patch branch.
+          git config --global user.email "${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git remote add upstream https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk.git
+          git fetch --all  # Get the latest code
+          git checkout -b $PR_NAME upstream/main    # Create new branch based on main branch
+          git cherry-pick -X theirs ${{ github.sha }} # Cherry pick the latest commit of PR
+          git push -u origin $PR_NAME # Push your changes to the remote branch
       - name: Autocreate PR
         shell: bash
-        env: 
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PR_BOT_PAT }}
         run: |
-          curl --request POST \
-            --url https://api.github.com/repos/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pulls \
-            --header 'authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}' \
-            --header 'content-type: application/json' \
-            --data '{
-              "title": "Automated PR for commit: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}}",
-              "body":"Please merge these awesome changes in!",
-              "head":"${{github.event.pull_request.user.login}}:pr-patch-${{github.event.pull_request.head.sha}}",
-              "base":"main"
-              }' \
-            --fail
+          gh pr create --repo cosmos/cosmos-sdk --base main --head "${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}:pr-patch-${{ github.sha }}" --title "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" --body "Automated PR for commit: ${{ github.sha }} from ${{ github.repository }}"