diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
index 9f27e27e6e..7af4ea42e9 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pipeline {
 
         MAVEN_OPTS = '-Xms1024m -Xmx4g'
 
-        BOT_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
+        PR_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
 
         // Maven configuration
         MAVEN_DEPLOY_LOCAL_DIR = "${WORKSPACE}/maven_deploy_dir"
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ pipeline {
             post {
                 success {
                     script {
-                        setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${optaplannerRepository}.pr.source.uri", "https://github.com/${getBotAuthor()}/${optaplannerRepository}")
-                        setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${optaplannerRepository}.pr.source.ref", getBotBranch())
+                        setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${optaplannerRepository}.pr.source.uri", "https://github.com/${getGitAuthor()}/${optaplannerRepository}")
+                        setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${optaplannerRepository}.pr.source.ref", getPRBranch())
                         setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${optaplannerRepository}.pr.target.uri", "https://github.com/${getGitAuthor()}/${optaplannerRepository}")
                         setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${optaplannerRepository}.pr.target.ref", getBuildBranch())
                     }
@@ -345,8 +345,7 @@ String getFallbackBranch(String repo) {
 
 void prepareForPR(String repo) {
     dir(repo) {
-        githubscm.forkRepo(getBotAuthorCredsID())
-        githubscm.createBranch(getBotBranch())
+        githubscm.createBranch(getPRBranch())
     }
 }
 
@@ -365,10 +364,10 @@ void commitAndCreatePR(String repo, String buildBranch) {
             githubscm.findAndStageNotIgnoredFiles('build.gradle')
             githubscm.findAndStageNotIgnoredFiles('antora.yml')
         })
-        githubscm.pushObject('origin', getBotBranch(), getBotAuthorCredsID())
+        githubscm.pushObject('origin', getPRBranch(), getGitAuthorCredsID())
         deployProperties["${repo}.pr.link"] = isRelease() ?
-                githubscm.createPRWithLabels(commitMsg, prBody, buildBranch, ['DO_NOT_MERGE'] as String[], getBotAuthorCredsID()) :
-                githubscm.createPR(commitMsg, prBody, buildBranch, getBotAuthorCredsID())
+                githubscm.createPRWithLabels(commitMsg, prBody, buildBranch, ['DO_NOT_MERGE'] as String[], getGitAuthorCredsID()) :
+                githubscm.createPR(commitMsg, prBody, buildBranch, getGitAuthorCredsID())
     }
 }
 
@@ -477,6 +476,10 @@ String getGitAuthor() {
     return "${GIT_AUTHOR}"
 }
 
+String getGitAuthorCredsID() {
+    retrun env.AUTHOR_CREDS_ID
+}
+
 String getBuildBranch() {
     return params.BUILD_BRANCH_NAME
 }
@@ -489,16 +492,8 @@ String getDroolsVersion() {
     return params.DROOLS_VERSION
 }
 
-String getBotBranch() {
-    return "${getProjectVersion()}-${env.BOT_BRANCH_HASH}"
-}
-
-String getBotAuthor() {
-    return env.GIT_AUTHOR_BOT
-}
-
-String getBotAuthorCredsID() {
-    return env.BOT_CREDENTIALS_ID
+String getPRBranch() {
+    return "${getProjectVersion()}-${env.PR_BRANCH_HASH}"
 }
 
 void setDeployPropertyIfNeeded(String key, def value) {
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
index aa2a2f7784..0ede97eb04 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.promote
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pipeline {
 
         OPTAPLANNER_CI_EMAIL_TO = credentials("${JENKINS_EMAIL_CREDS_ID}")
 
-        BOT_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
+        PR_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pipeline {
                 script {
                     String nextMicroSnapshotVersion = getNextMicroSnapshotVersion(getProjectVersion())
 
-                    dir("${optaplannerRepository}-bot") {
+                    dir("${optaplannerRepository}-pr") {
                         prepareForPR(optaplannerRepository)
                         String nextSnapshotVersion = getNextMicroSnapshotVersion(getProjectVersion())
 
@@ -272,10 +272,6 @@ String getGitAuthorCredsID() {
     return env.AUTHOR_CREDS_ID
 }
 
-String getBotAuthorCredsID() {
-    return env.BOT_CREDENTIALS_ID
-}
-
 String getDeployPrLink(String repo) {
     return getDeployProperty("${repo}.pr.link")
 }
@@ -289,7 +285,7 @@ void setPipelinePrLink(String repo, String value) {
 }
 
 String getSnapshotBranch() {
-    return "${getNextMicroSnapshotVersion(getProjectVersion()).toLowerCase()}-${env.BOT_BRANCH_HASH}"
+    return "${getNextMicroSnapshotVersion(getProjectVersion()).toLowerCase()}-${env.PR_BRANCH_HASH}"
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -333,7 +329,6 @@ void tagLatest() {
 
 void prepareForPR(String repo) {
     checkoutRepo(repo)
-    githubscm.forkRepo(getBotAuthorCredsID())
     githubscm.createBranch(getSnapshotBranch())
 }
 
@@ -341,8 +336,8 @@ String commitAndCreatePR(String commitMsg, Closure precommit, String localBranch
     def prBody = "Generated by build ${BUILD_TAG}: ${BUILD_URL}"
 
     githubscm.commitChanges(commitMsg, precommit)
-    githubscm.pushObject('origin', localBranch, getBotAuthorCredsID())
-    return githubscm.createPR(commitMsg, prBody, targetBranch, getBotAuthorCredsID())
+    githubscm.pushObject('origin', localBranch, getGitAuthorCredsID())
+    return githubscm.createPR(commitMsg, prBody, targetBranch, getGitAuthorCredsID())
 }
 
 String commitAndCreatePR(String commitMsg) {
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/config/branch.yaml b/.ci/jenkins/config/branch.yaml
index b70a69e06b..f9dcdbd501 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/config/branch.yaml
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/config/branch.yaml
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ git:
     name: kiegroup
     credentials_id: kie-ci5
     token_credentials_id: kie-ci5-token
-  bot_author:
-    name: bsig-gh-bot
-    credentials_id: bsig-gh-bot
   fork_author:
     name: kie-ci
     credentials_id: kie-ci
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy b/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
index dafcaad861..a509daabb8 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ void setupDeployJob(JobType jobType, String envName = '') {
 
             AUTHOR_CREDS_ID: "${GIT_AUTHOR_CREDENTIALS_ID}",
             GITHUB_TOKEN_CREDS_ID: "${GIT_AUTHOR_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS_ID}",
-            GIT_AUTHOR_BOT: "${GIT_BOT_AUTHOR_NAME}",
-            BOT_CREDENTIALS_ID: "${GIT_BOT_AUTHOR_CREDENTIALS_ID}",
 
             MAVEN_DEPENDENCIES_REPOSITORY: "${MAVEN_ARTIFACTS_REPOSITORY}",
             MAVEN_DEPLOY_REPOSITORY: "${MAVEN_ARTIFACTS_REPOSITORY}",
@@ -348,8 +346,6 @@ void setupPromoteJob(JobType jobType) {
 
         AUTHOR_CREDS_ID: "${GIT_AUTHOR_CREDENTIALS_ID}",
         GITHUB_TOKEN_CREDS_ID: "${GIT_AUTHOR_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS_ID}",
-        GIT_AUTHOR_BOT: "${GIT_BOT_AUTHOR_NAME}",
-        BOT_CREDENTIALS_ID: "${GIT_BOT_AUTHOR_CREDENTIALS_ID}",
 
         MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID: "${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE_ID}",
         MAVEN_DEPENDENCIES_REPOSITORY: "${MAVEN_ARTIFACTS_REPOSITORY}",
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
index c5e4316227..53fe3c8292 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.post-release
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pipeline {
 
         OPTAPLANNER_CI_EMAIL_TO = credentials("${JENKINS_EMAIL_CREDS_ID}")
 
-        BOT_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
+        PR_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ pipeline {
                 script {
                     final String websiteRepository = 'optaplanner-website'
                     String prLink = null
-                    String prBranchName = "${getProjectVersion().toLowerCase()}-${env.BOT_BRANCH_HASH}"
-                    dir("$websiteRepository-bot") {
+                    String prBranchName = "${getProjectVersion().toLowerCase()}-${env.PR_BRANCH_HASH}"
+                    dir("$websiteRepository-pr") {
                         checkoutRepo(websiteRepository, 'main') // there is no other branch
                         githubscm.createBranch(prBranchName)
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ String getGitAuthorCredsID() {
 }
 
 String getSnapshotBranch() {
-    return "${getNextMicroSnapshotVersion(getProjectVersion()).toLowerCase()}-${env.BOT_BRANCH_HASH}"
+    return "${getNextMicroSnapshotVersion(getProjectVersion()).toLowerCase()}-${env.PR_BRANCH_HASH}"
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////