diff --git a/.github/template_gitref b/.github/template_gitref
index 4b856ee9..201b085a 100644
--- a/.github/template_gitref
+++ b/.github/template_gitref
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2021.08.26-423-g87f69ce
+2021.08.26-426-g3a3f8a1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
index e3257e47..e66e7c2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,37 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
         continue-on-error: true
+      - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          path: "pulp_python"
+          ref: "3.12"
+
+      - name: "Run update"
+        working-directory: "pulp_python"
+        run: |
+          ../plugin_template/scripts/update_ci.sh --release
+
+      - name: "Create Pull Request for CI files"
+        uses: "peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6"
+        id: "create_pr_3_12"
+        with:
+          token: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
+          path: "pulp_python"
+          committer: "pulpbot <pulp-infra@redhat.com>"
+          author: "pulpbot <pulp-infra@redhat.com>"
+          title: "Update CI files for branch 3.12"
+          branch: "update-ci/3.12"
+          base: "3.12"
+          delete-branch: true
+      - name: "Mark PR automerge"
+        working-directory: "pulp_python"
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge --rebase --auto "${{ steps.create_pr_3_12.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
+        if: "steps.create_pr_3_12.outputs.pull-request-number"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
+        continue-on-error: true
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/template_config.yml b/template_config.yml
index 3074bce9..da28046b 100644
--- a/template_config.yml
+++ b/template_config.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ stalebot_days_until_stale: 90
 stalebot_limit_to_pulls: true
 supported_release_branches:
 - '3.11'
+- '3.12'
 sync_ci: true
 test_azure: true
 test_cli: true