diff --git a/ci/pipeline.yml b/ci/pipeline.yml
index e72076bf4b..143c72e387 100644
--- a/ci/pipeline.yml
+++ b/ci/pipeline.yml
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ resources:
     username: ((github-username))
     password: ((github-password))
     branch: ((branch))
-- name: git-repo-ci-docker
-  type: git
-  icon: github-circle
-  source:
-    uri: ((github-repo))
-    username: ((github-username))
-    password: ((github-password))
-    branch: ci-docker-((branch))
 - name: git-repo-windows
   type: git
   source:
@@ -192,7 +184,6 @@ jobs:
 - name: detect-docker-updates
   plan:
   - get: git-repo
-  - get: git-repo-ci-docker
   - get: every-wednesday
     trigger: true
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
@@ -200,23 +191,11 @@ jobs:
     - task: detect-docker-updates
       file: git-repo/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml
       params:
-        GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
-        GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
-        MILESTONE: ((milestone))
-      image: spring-boot-ci-image
-    - put: git-repo-ci-docker
-      params:
-        repository: git-repo-updated
-        force: true
-    - task: create-pull-request
-      file: git-repo/ci/tasks/create-pull-request.yml
-      params:
-        BASE_BRANCH: ((branch))
-        BRANCH: ci-docker-((branch))
         GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
         GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
         GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-password))
         GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
+        MILESTONE: ((milestone))
       image: spring-boot-ci-image
 - name: build
   serial: true
diff --git a/ci/scripts/create-pull-request.sh b/ci/scripts/create-pull-request.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index bd6cdb5569..0000000000
--- a/ci/scripts/create-pull-request.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-if [[ -f commit-details/message ]]; then
-	ISSUE_TITLE="$(cat commit-details/message)"
-	curl \
-	  -s \
-		-u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD} \
-		-H "Content-type:application/json" \
-		-d "{\"head\":\"${BRANCH}\",\"base\":\"${BASE_BRANCH}\",\"title\":\"${ISSUE_TITLE}\",\"body\":\"\",\"labels\":[\"status: waiting-for-triage\",\"type: task\"]}"  \
-		-f \
-		-X \
-		POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/pulls" > /dev/null || { echo "Failed to create pull request" >&2; exit 1; }
-else
-	echo "Already up-to-date."
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh b/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh
index 529b6242c0..f386d30cf4 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 latest_version=$(curl -I -s https://github.com/docker/docker-ce/releases/latest | grep "location:" | awk '{n=split($0, parts, "/"); print substr(parts[n],2);}' | awk '{$1=$1;print}' | tr -d '\r' | tr -d '\n' )
-title_prefix="Upgrade CI to Docker"
-
-milestone_number=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/milestones\?state\=open | jq -c --arg MILESTONE "$MILESTONE" '.[] | select(.title==$MILESTONE)' | jq -r '.number')
-
-existing_upgrade_issues=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-buildmaster\&milestone\=${milestone_number} | jq -c --arg TITLE_PREFIX "$title_prefix" '.[] | select(.pull_request != null) | select(.title | startswith($TITLE_PREFIX))' )
-
-if [[ ${existing_upgrade_issues} = "" ]]; then
-  git clone git-repo git-repo-updated > /dev/null
-else
-  git clone git-repo-ci-docker git-repo-updated > /dev/null
-  echo "Pull request already exists."
-  exit 0
-fi
 
 if [[ $latest_version =~ (beta|rc) ]]; then
 	echo "Skip pre-release versions"
 	exit 0;
 fi
 
+title_prefix="Upgrade CI to Docker"
+milestone_number=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/milestones\?state\=open | jq -c --arg MILESTONE "$MILESTONE" '.[] | select(.title==$MILESTONE)' | jq -r '.number')
+existing_upgrade_issues=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-buildmaster\&milestone\=${milestone_number} | jq -c --arg TITLE_PREFIX "$title_prefix" '.[] | select(.title | startswith($TITLE_PREFIX))' )
+
 latest="https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-$latest_version.tgz"
 current=$( git-repo/ci/images/get-docker-url.sh )
 
@@ -28,12 +19,17 @@ if [[ $current = $latest ]]; then
 	exit 0;
 fi
 
-pushd git-repo-updated > /dev/null
-git config user.name "Spring Buildmaster" > /dev/null
-git config user.email "buildmaster@springframework.org" > /dev/null
-sed -i "s/version=.*/version=\"$latest_version\"/" ci/images/get-docker-url.sh
-git add ci/images/get-docker-url.sh > /dev/null
-commit_message="$title_prefix $latest_version"
-git commit -m "$commit_message" > /dev/null
-popd
-echo ${commit_message} > commit-details/message
\ No newline at end of file
+ISSUE_TITLE="$title_prefix $latest_version"
+
+if [[ ${existing_upgrade_issues} = "" ]]; then
+	curl \
+	-s \
+	-u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD} \
+	-H "Content-type:application/json" \
+	-d "{\"title\":\"${ISSUE_TITLE}\",\"milestone\":\"${milestone_number}\",\"body\": \"${latest}\",\"labels\":[\"status: waiting-for-triage\",\"type: task\"]}"  \
+	-f \
+	-X \
+	POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues" > /dev/null || { echo "Failed to create issue" >&2; exit 1; }
+else
+	echo "Issue already exists."
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tasks/create-pull-request.yml b/ci/tasks/create-pull-request.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c7639b67a6..0000000000
--- a/ci/tasks/create-pull-request.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-platform: linux
-inputs:
-  - name: git-repo
-  - name: commit-details
-params:
-  BASE_BRANCH:
-  BRANCH:
-  GITHUB_REPO:
-  GITHUB_ORGANIZATION:
-  GITHUB_PASSWORD:
-  GITHUB_USERNAME:
-run:
-  path: git-repo/ci/scripts/create-pull-request.sh
diff --git a/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml b/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml
index 92817b8371..d2413600a8 100644
--- a/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml
+++ b/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 platform: linux
 inputs:
   - name: git-repo
-  - name: git-repo-ci-docker
-outputs:
-  - name: git-repo-updated
-  - name: commit-details
 params:
   GITHUB_REPO:
   GITHUB_ORGANIZATION:
+  GITHUB_PASSWORD:
+  GITHUB_USERNAME:
   MILESTONE:
 run:
   path: git-repo/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh