diff --git a/.github/workflows/flux-update-scheduled-check.yml b/.github/workflows/flux-update-scheduled-check.yml
index d47710838..fd1d4023c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flux-update-scheduled-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flux-update-scheduled-check.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   flux-schedule-check:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     name: Flux Update Schedule Check
     runs-on:
       - self-hosted
@@ -22,6 +21,33 @@ jobs:
           path: kommander
           token: ${{ secrets.MESOSPHERECI_USER_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Import GPG key (kommander workdir)
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v6
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          git_user_signingkey: true
+          git_committer_email: ci-mergebot@d2iq.com
+          git_committer_name: d2iq-mergebot
+          git_commit_gpgsign: true
+          git_tag_gpgsign: true
+          git_push_gpgsign: true
+          git_config_global: true
+          workdir: 'kommander'
+
+      - name: Import GPG key
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v6
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          git_user_signingkey: true
+          git_committer_email: ci-mergebot@d2iq.com
+          git_committer_name: d2iq-mergebot
+          git_commit_gpgsign: true
+          git_tag_gpgsign: true
+          git_push_gpgsign: true
+          git_config_global: true
+
       - uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.9.0
         with:
           ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_SSH_KEY }}
@@ -38,4 +64,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for Flux update
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MESOSPHERECI_USER_TOKEN }}
+          GPG_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_ID }}
         run: devbox run -- "make KOMMANDER_REPO_PATH=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/kommander make flux-update"
diff --git a/hack/flux/update-flux.sh b/hack/flux/update-flux.sh
index d01eb36bb..b7ccda848 100755
--- a/hack/flux/update-flux.sh
+++ b/hack/flux/update-flux.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ readonly CURRENT_FLUX_VERSION
 KOMMANDER_REPO_PATH="${REPO_ROOT}/kommander" # Override in CI to path of kommander repository.
 
 function check_remote_branch() {
-    if [[ -n $(git ls-remote --exit-code --heads git@github.com:mesosphere/"$1".git "$2") ]]; then
+    if [[ -n $(git ls-remote --exit-code --heads https://github.com/mesosphere/"$1".git "$2") ]]; then
         echo "Flux update PR is already up!"
         exit 0
     fi
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function update_flux() {
     if [[ "$local_flux_version" == "$LATEST_FLUX_VERSION" ]]; then
       echo "updating flux to ${local_flux_version}"
     else
-      echo "flux ${LATEST_FLUX_VERSION} not avilable in devbox, the latest avilable is ${local_flux_version}"
+      echo "flux ${LATEST_FLUX_VERSION} not available in devbox, the latest available is ${local_flux_version}"
     fi
 
     mkdir -p "$REPO_ROOT/services/kommander-flux/$LATEST_FLUX_VERSION"
@@ -45,16 +45,8 @@ function update_flux() {
     kustomize create --autodetect
     popd && popd
 
-    # Update flux version in defaultApps whenever flux version is upgraded.
-    sed -i "s/kommander-flux: \".*\"/kommander-flux: \"$LATEST_FLUX_VERSION\"/g" services/kommander/*/defaults/cm.yaml
-
     git add services
 
-    if [[ -z "$(git config user.email 2>/dev/null || true)" ]]; then
-        git config user.email "ci@mesosphere.com"
-        git config user.name "mesosphere-teamcity"
-    fi
-
     readonly COMMIT_MSG="feat: Upgrade flux to ${LATEST_FLUX_VERSION}"
 
     git commit -m "${COMMIT_MSG}"
@@ -62,7 +54,7 @@ function update_flux() {
     git push --set-upstream origin "${BRANCH_NAME}"
 
     git fetch origin main
-    KOMMANDER_APPLICATIONS_PR=$(gh pr create --base main --fill --head "${BRANCH_NAME}" -t "${COMMIT_MSG}" -l ready-for-review -l ok-to-test -l slack-notify -l open-kommander-pr -l update-licenses)
+    KOMMANDER_APPLICATIONS_PR=$(gh pr create --base main --fill --head "${BRANCH_NAME}" -t "${COMMIT_MSG}" -l ready-for-review -l ok-to-test -l slack-notify -l update-licenses)
     readonly KOMMANDER_APPLICATIONS_PR
     echo "${KOMMANDER_APPLICATIONS_PR} is created"
 }
@@ -79,14 +71,10 @@ function bump_kommander_repo_flux() {
     git checkout -b "${BRANCH_NAME}"
     sed -i "s~KOMMANDER_APPLICATIONS_REF ?= main~KOMMANDER_APPLICATIONS_REF ?= ${BRANCH_NAME}~g" Makefile
     git add Makefile
-    if [[ -z "$(git config user.email 2>/dev/null || true)" ]]; then
-        git config user.email "ci@mesosphere.com"
-        git config user.name "mesosphere-teamcity"
-    fi
     git commit -m "${COMMIT_MSG}"
     git push --set-upstream origin "${BRANCH_NAME}"
     git fetch origin main
-    gh pr create --base main --fill --head "${BRANCH_NAME}" -t "${COMMIT_MSG}" -l copy-flux-manifests -l ok-to-test -l ready-for-review -l stacked -b "Depends on ${KOMMANDER_APPLICATIONS_PR}"
+    gh pr create --base main --fill --head "${BRANCH_NAME}" -t "${COMMIT_MSG}" -l copy-flux-manifests -l test/kuttl -l test/kuttl-multi-cluster -l test/airgapped -l test/license -l test/e2e -l ready-for-review -l stacked -b "Depends on ${KOMMANDER_APPLICATIONS_PR}"
     popd
 }