diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-updates.yml
index 52ac166c6..e7219013d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-updates.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         # outputs
         echo "name=bump/solana-$image" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "prTitle=[automated] bump solana image to $image" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "prBody=(run CI by closing + reopening PR) Latest Solana mainnet release is [$image](https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "prBody=Latest Solana mainnet release is [$image](https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/latest)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "commitString=[automated] bump solana dependencies" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     secrets: inherit
   E2E-Testing-Dependencies:
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ jobs:
         # outputs
         echo "name=bump/e2e-deps-$coreVersion" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "prTitle=[automated] bump e2e test deps to match chainlink/integration-tests" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "prBody=(run CI by closing + reopening PR) chainlink/integration-tests uses chainlink-testing-framework@$coreVersion" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "prBody=chainlink/integration-tests uses chainlink-testing-framework@$coreVersion" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "commitString=[automated] bump e2e <> core/integration-tests dependencies" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upstream-tracker.yml b/.github/workflows/upstream-tracker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c068f603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/upstream-tracker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: UpstreamTracker
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 1' # check monday at midnight UTC
+  
+jobs:
+  SIMD-Update-Checker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check For Updates In Past Week
+        id: updates
+        run: |
+          # new PRs
+          OPEN=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pulls\?state=open\&per_page=100 | jq --arg t "$(date -d '7 days ago' +%s)" -r '.[] | select (.created_at | . == null or fromdateiso8601 > ($t|tonumber)) | "- \(.html_url)"')
+          # macos
+          # OPEN=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pulls\?state\=open\&per_page\=100 | jq --arg t "$(date -v-7d +%s)" -r '.[] | select (.created_at | . == null or fromdateiso8601 > ($t|tonumber)) | "- \(.html_url)"')
+
+          # closed PRs
+          CLOSED=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pulls\?state=closed\&per_page=100 | jq --arg t "$(date -d '7 days ago' +%s)" -r '.[] | select (.created_at | . == null or fromdateiso8601 > ($t|tonumber)) | "- \(.html_url)"')
+          # macos
+          # CLOSED=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pulls\?state\=closed\&per_page\=100 | jq --arg t "$(date -v-7d +%s)" -r '.[] | select (.created_at | . == null or fromdateiso8601 > ($t|tonumber)) | "- \(.html_url)"')
+
+          echo "open=$OPEN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "closed=$CLOSED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        if: steps.updates.outputs.open || steps.updates.outputs.closed
+      - name: Open Issue
+        if: steps.updates.outputs.open || steps.updates.outputs.closed
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        # TODO: update tagged to team
+        run: gh issue create -a aalu1418 -t "SIMD Updates - $(date)" -l "[auto] SIMD Updates" -b $'## Opened\n${{ steps.updates.outputs.open}}\n\n## Closed\n${{ steps.updates.outputs.closed}}'