diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_asc_api.yml b/.github/workflows/sync_asc_api.yml
index e16fa770..3e69fc1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync_asc_api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_asc_api.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 permissions:
     contents: write
+    pull-requests: write
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/check_for_updates.sh b/check_for_updates.sh
index b8a39221..99efadef 100755
--- a/check_for_updates.sh
+++ b/check_for_updates.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 echo "Checking for updates..."
 
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat Sources/OpenAPI/app_store_connect_api.json | jq -r '.info.version')
+
 make download
 
 NEW_VERSION=$(cat Sources/OpenAPI/app_store_connect_api.json | jq -r '.info.version')
-CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat spec-version)
 REMOTE_BRANCH=$(git ls-remote origin refs/heads/spec-update-$NEW_VERSION)
 
 echo "Current version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
@@ -16,8 +17,6 @@ if [ "$NEW_VERSION" == "$CURRENT_VERSION" ] || [ ! -z $REMOTE_BRANCH ] ; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-echo $NEW_VERSION > spec-version
-
 make generate
 
 git config --local user.name "App Store Connect Swift SDK CI"
diff --git a/spec-version b/spec-version
deleted file mode 100644
index 40c341bd..00000000
--- a/spec-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3.6.0