diff --git a/azurefunctions-extensions-base/azurefunctions/extensions/base/__init__.py b/azurefunctions-extensions-base/azurefunctions/extensions/base/__init__.py
index cf1eb24..ce14e73 100644
--- a/azurefunctions-extensions-base/azurefunctions/extensions/base/__init__.py
+++ b/azurefunctions-extensions-base/azurefunctions/extensions/base/__init__.py
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
     "RequestSynchronizer",
 ]
 
-__version__ = '1.0.0'
+__version__ = '1.0.0b1'
diff --git a/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml b/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml
index 353481a..53e5e14 100644
--- a/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml
+++ b/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ jobs:
     os: linux
   steps:
   - powershell: |
-      $githubUser = "$(GithubUser)"
-      $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
       $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
       $newLibraryVersion = "$(NewLibraryVersion)"
       $extensionName= "$(ExtensionName)"
@@ -20,9 +18,6 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "AzureFunctionsPython"
           git config --global user.email "azfunc@microsoft.com"
       
-          # Create GitHub credential
-          $credential = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes("${githubUser}:${githubToken}"))
-      
           # Heading to Artifact Repository
           Write-Host "Operating based on $stagingDirectory/azure-functions-python-extensions"
           git checkout -b "$extensionName/release/$newLibraryVersion"
@@ -36,20 +31,6 @@ jobs:
           # Create release branch release/X.Y.Z
           Write-Host "Creating release branch release/$newLibraryVersion"
           git push --repo="https://$githubToken@github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-extensions.git"
-
-          # Create PR
-          Write-Host "Creating PR draft in GitHub"
-          $body = (@{head="$newBranch";base="dev";body="Python Extension [$extensionName] Version [$newLibraryVersion]";draft=$true;maintainer_can_modify=$true;title="build: update $extensionName version to $newLibraryVersion"} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress)
-          $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{"Cache-Control"="no-cache";"Content-Type"="application/json";"Authorization"="Basic $credential";"Accept"="application/vnd.github.v3+json"} -Method Post -Body "$body" -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/Azure/azure-functions-python-extensions/pulls"
-      
-          # Return Value
-          if ($response.StatusCode -ne 201) {
-              Write-Host "Failed to create PR in Azure Functions Python Extensions"
-              exit -1
-          }
-      
-          $draftUrl = $response | ConvertFrom-Json | Select -expand url
-          Write-Host "PR draft created in $draftUrl"
           
       } else {
           Write-Host "NewLibraryVersion $newLibraryVersion is malformed (example: 1.5.0)"