diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e8c839a8..26c5a9c2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ RUN systemd-machine-id-setup
 RUN  dnf --nodocs --setopt=install_weak_deps=False --disable-repo=fedora-cisco-openh264 -y install dnf-plugins-core \
   && dnf --nodocs --setopt=install_weak_deps=False --disable-repo=fedora-cisco-openh264 -y update \
   && dnf --nodocs --setopt=install_weak_deps=False --disable-repo=fedora-cisco-openh264 -y install \
+  gh \
   git \
   unzip \
   gcc \
@@ -71,9 +72,7 @@ RUN set -ex \
   && curl --fail -vL https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/rosa/latest/rosa-linux.tar.gz | tar -C $BIN_DIR -xzvf - rosa \
   && chmod +x $BIN_DIR/rosa \
   && curl --fail -vL https://github.com/regclient/regclient/releases/latest/download/regctl-linux-amd64 -o $BIN_DIR/regctl \
-  && chmod +x $BIN_DIR/regctl \
-  && curl --fail -vL https://github.com/mislav/hub/releases/download/v2.14.2/hub-linux-amd64-2.14.2.tgz | tar --wildcards --strip-components=2 -C $BIN_DIR -xzvf - '*/bin/hub' \
-  && chmod +x $BIN_DIR/hub
+  && chmod +x $BIN_DIR/regctl
 
 # Copy dependency manifests first for uv sync cache stability
 COPY --chown=$USERNAME:$USERNAME pyproject.toml uv.lock README.md $APP_DIR/
diff --git a/webhook_server/libs/handlers/runner_handler.py b/webhook_server/libs/handlers/runner_handler.py
index b2c5a0c1..4923050a 100644
--- a/webhook_server/libs/handlers/runner_handler.py
+++ b/webhook_server/libs/handlers/runner_handler.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import contextlib
+import os
 import re
 import shlex
 import shutil
@@ -714,20 +715,28 @@ async def cherry_pick(
 
             async with self._checkout_worktree(pull_request=pull_request) as (success, worktree_path, out, err):
                 git_cmd = f"git --work-tree={worktree_path} --git-dir={worktree_path}/.git"
-                hub_cmd = f"GITHUB_TOKEN={github_token} hub --work-tree={worktree_path} --git-dir={worktree_path}/.git"
-                assignee_flag = f" -a {shlex.quote(pr_author)}" if assign_to_pr_owner else ""
-                commands: list[str] = [
+                assignee_flag = f" --assignee {shlex.quote(pr_author)}" if assign_to_pr_owner else ""
+                pr_title = f"{CHERRY_PICKED_LABEL}: [{target_branch}] {commit_msg_striped}"
+                pr_body = (
+                    f"Cherry-pick from `{source_branch}` branch, original PR: {pull_request_url}, PR owner: {pr_author}"
+                )
+                repo_full_name = self.github_webhook.repository_full_name
+                git_commands: list[str] = [
                     f"{git_cmd} checkout {target_branch}",
                     f"{git_cmd} pull origin {target_branch}",
                     f"{git_cmd} checkout -b {new_branch_name} origin/{target_branch}",
                     f"{git_cmd} cherry-pick {commit_hash}",
                     f"{git_cmd} push origin {new_branch_name}",
-                    f'bash -c "{hub_cmd} pull-request -b {target_branch} '
-                    f"-h {new_branch_name} -l {CHERRY_PICKED_LABEL} {assignee_flag} "
-                    f"-m '{CHERRY_PICKED_LABEL}: [{target_branch}] "
-                    f"{commit_msg_striped}' -m 'Cherry-pick from `{source_branch}` branch, "
-                    f"original PR: {pull_request_url}, PR owner: {pr_author}'\"",
                 ]
+                gh_pr_command = (
+                    f"gh pr create --repo {shlex.quote(repo_full_name)}"
+                    f" --base {shlex.quote(target_branch)}"
+                    f" --head {shlex.quote(new_branch_name)}"
+                    f" --label {shlex.quote(CHERRY_PICKED_LABEL)}"
+                    f"{assignee_flag}"
+                    f" --title {shlex.quote(pr_title)}"
+                    f" --body {shlex.quote(pr_body)}"
+                )
 
                 output: CheckRunOutput = {
                     "title": "Cherry-pick details",
@@ -737,8 +746,9 @@ async def cherry_pick(
                 if not success:
                     output["text"] = self.check_run_handler.get_check_run_text(out=out, err=err)
                     await self.check_run_handler.set_check_failure(name=CHERRY_PICKED_LABEL, output=output)
+                    return
 
-                for cmd in commands:
+                for cmd in git_commands:
                     rc, out, err = await run_command(
                         command=cmd,
                         log_prefix=self.log_prefix,
@@ -776,6 +786,47 @@ async def cherry_pick(
                         )
                         return
 
+                # Run gh pr create with GH_TOKEN passed via env (not command prefix)
+                # Each subprocess gets its own env copy, safe for parallel execution
+                rc, out, err = await run_command(
+                    command=gh_pr_command,
+                    log_prefix=self.log_prefix,
+                    redact_secrets=[github_token],
+                    mask_sensitive=self.github_webhook.mask_sensitive,
+                    env={**os.environ, "GH_TOKEN": github_token},
+                )
+                if not rc:
+                    output["text"] = self.check_run_handler.get_check_run_text(err=err, out=out)
+                    await self.check_run_handler.set_check_failure(name=CHERRY_PICKED_LABEL, output=output)
+                    await asyncio.to_thread(
+                        pull_request.create_issue_comment,
+                        f"**Cherry-pick branch created, but PR creation failed**\n"
+                        f"Branch `{new_branch_name}` was pushed to the repository.\n"
+                        f"Create the PR manually:\n"
+                        "```\n"
+                        f"gh pr create --repo {repo_full_name}"
+                        f" --base {target_branch}"
+                        f" --head {new_branch_name}"
+                        f" --label {CHERRY_PICKED_LABEL}"
+                        f" --title '{pr_title}'"
+                        f" --body '{pr_body}'\n"
+                        "```",
+                    )
+                    redacted_out = _redact_secrets(
+                        out,
+                        [github_token],
+                        mask_sensitive=self.github_webhook.mask_sensitive,
+                    )
+                    redacted_err = _redact_secrets(
+                        err,
+                        [github_token],
+                        mask_sensitive=self.github_webhook.mask_sensitive,
+                    )
+                    self.logger.error(
+                        f"{self.log_prefix} Cherry pick PR creation failed: {redacted_out} --- {redacted_err}"
+                    )
+                    return
+
             output["text"] = self.check_run_handler.get_check_run_text(err=err, out=out)
 
             await self.check_run_handler.set_check_success(name=CHERRY_PICKED_LABEL, output=output)
diff --git a/webhook_server/tests/test_runner_handler.py b/webhook_server/tests/test_runner_handler.py
index 3b0bfbd5..059284f2 100644
--- a/webhook_server/tests/test_runner_handler.py
+++ b/webhook_server/tests/test_runner_handler.py
@@ -1263,8 +1263,9 @@ async def test_cherry_pick_assigns_pr_author(self, runner_handler: RunnerHandler
             mocks.comment.assert_called_once()
             assert mocks.to_thread.call_count == 3
             last_cmd = mocks.run_cmd.call_args_list[-1]
-            hub_command = last_cmd.kwargs.get("command", last_cmd.args[0] if last_cmd.args else "")
-            assert "-a 'test-pr-author'" in hub_command or "-a test-pr-author" in hub_command
+            gh_command = last_cmd.kwargs.get("command", last_cmd.args[0] if last_cmd.args else "")
+            assert "--assignee" in gh_command
+            assert "test-pr-author" in gh_command
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_cherry_pick_requested_by_uses_pr_owner(
@@ -1277,12 +1278,11 @@ async def test_cherry_pick_requested_by_uses_pr_owner(
             mocks.set_success.assert_called_once()
             mocks.comment.assert_called_once()
             last_cmd = mocks.run_cmd.call_args_list[-1]
-            hub_command = last_cmd.kwargs.get("command", last_cmd.args[0] if last_cmd.args else "")
-            expected_msg = (
-                f"Cherry-pick from `main` branch, original PR: {mock_pull_request.html_url}, PR owner: test-pr-author"
-            )
-            assert expected_msg in hub_command
-            assert "-a 'test-pr-author'" in hub_command or "-a test-pr-author" in hub_command
+            gh_command = last_cmd.kwargs.get("command", last_cmd.args[0] if last_cmd.args else "")
+            assert "Cherry-pick from" in gh_command
+            assert mock_pull_request.html_url in gh_command
+            assert "test-pr-author" in gh_command
+            assert "--assignee" in gh_command
             assert mocks.to_thread.call_count == 3
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio