diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/update-readme.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/update-readme.yaml
index 7e6a1bd..fae94dd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/update-readme.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/update-readme.yaml
@@ -72,12 +72,9 @@ jobs:
         echo "🌿 Creating branch: $BRANCH_NAME"
         git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
         git add README.md
-        git commit -m "Auto-update README with current k8s applications
-
-Generated by CI/CD workflow on $(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S)
-
-This PR updates the README.md file with the current list of applications
-found in the k8s/ directory structure."
+        git commit -m "Auto-update README with current k8s applications" \
+                   -m "Generated by CI/CD workflow on $(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S)" \
+                   -m "This PR updates the README.md file with the current list of applications found in the k8s/ directory structure."
 
         # Push branch to remote
         echo "📤 Pushing branch to remote..."
@@ -87,29 +84,22 @@ found in the k8s/ directory structure."
         echo "🔀 Creating Pull Request..."
 
         PR_TITLE="Auto-update README with k8s applications"
-        PR_BODY="This PR automatically updates README.md based on the current k8s/ directory structure.
 
-## Changes
-- Updated application list in README.md
-- Applications are now synced with k8s/ folders
-
-## Review
-Please review and merge if everything looks correct.
-
----
-🤖 This PR was automatically generated by CI/CD workflow
-⏰ Generated at: $(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S)"
+        # Create PR body
+        cat > /tmp/pr_body.json <<EOF
+        {
+          "title": "$PR_TITLE",
+          "body": "This PR automatically updates README.md based on the current k8s/ directory structure.\n\n## Changes\n- Updated application list in README.md\n- Applications are now synced with k8s/ folders\n\n## Review\nPlease review and merge if everything looks correct.\n\n---\n🤖 This PR was automatically generated by CI/CD workflow\n⏰ Generated at: $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')",
+          "head": "$BRANCH_NAME",
+          "base": "main"
+        }
+        EOF
 
         # Create PR via API
         RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
           -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
           -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-          -d "{
-            \"title\": \"$PR_TITLE\",
-            \"body\": \"$PR_BODY\",
-            \"head\": \"$BRANCH_NAME\",
-            \"base\": \"main\"
-          }" \
+          -d @/tmp/pr_body.json \
           "$GITEA_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/pulls")
 
         # Extract PR number and URL from response