diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-issue.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b05881..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-issue.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-name: Create reminder issue for buildpack releases
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '54 3 * * MON' # every Monday at 3:54am UTC
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
-
-jobs:
-  reminder:
-    name: Reminder
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Get Month
-        id: date
-        run: |
-          echo "day_of_month=$(date +'%b %d')" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
-
-      - name: File Issue
-        id: file-issue
-        uses: paketo-buildpacks/github-config/actions/issue/file@main
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAKETO_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
-          issue_title: "Week of ${{ steps.date.outputs.day_of_month }}: Cut buildpack releases"
-          issue_body: ""
-
-      - name: Add issue to project
-        id: issue-to-proj
-        uses: paketo-buildpacks/github-config/actions/issue/add-to-project@main
-        with:
-          # Paketo buildpacks project -https://github.com/orgs/paketo-buildpacks/projects/20
-          project-org: paketo-buildpacks
-          project-num: 20
-          field-name: Workstream
-          option-name: Buildpack Releases
-          issue-node-id: ${{ steps.file-issue.outputs.node-id }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAKETO_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-releases.yml
index 0ca7fe8..4654c38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-releases.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Publish Draft Releases
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: {}
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 5 * * FRI'  # Weekly on Friday at 5:00 AM UTC
 
 concurrency:
   group: publish-release
diff --git a/scripts/.util/tools.json b/scripts/.util/tools.json
index 5416425..9a9d1ab 100644
--- a/scripts/.util/tools.json
+++ b/scripts/.util/tools.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "jam": "v2.8.0",
-  "pack": "v0.34.2"
+  "jam": "v2.9.0",
+  "pack": "v0.35.1"
 }