diff --git a/scripts/UpdateDependencies.ps1 b/scripts/UpdateDependencies.ps1
index 1c09a9982b..fa733f24bb 100755
--- a/scripts/UpdateDependencies.ps1
+++ b/scripts/UpdateDependencies.ps1
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
     $BuildXml,
+    [switch]
+    $NoCommit,
     [string[]]$ConfigVars = @()
 )
 
@@ -15,6 +17,14 @@ Import-Module -Scope Local -Force "$PSScriptRoot/common.psm1"
 Set-StrictMode -Version 1
 [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
 
+if (-not $NoCommit) {
+    $GitHubEmail = $ConfigVars["GithubEmail"]
+    $GitHubUsername = $ConfigVars["GithubUsername"]
+    $GitHubPassword = $ConfigVars["GithubToken"]
+
+    Set-GitHubInfo $GitHubPassword $GitHubUsername $GitHubEmail
+}
+
 $depsPath = Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot/../build/dependencies.props"
 [xml] $dependencies = LoadXml $depsPath
 
@@ -46,5 +56,15 @@ foreach ($package in $remoteDeps.SelectNodes('//Package')) {
     }
 }
 
-$updatedVars = UpdateVersions $variables $dependencies
-CommitUpdatedVersions $updatedVars $dependencies $depsPath
+$updatedVars = UpdateVersions $variables $dependencies $depsPath
+
+if (-not $NoCommit) {
+    $body = CommitUpdatedVersions $updatedVars $dependencies $depsPath
+    $destinationBranch = "dotnetbot/UpdateDeps"
+
+    $baseBranch = $ConfigVars["GithubUpstreamBranch"]
+
+    if ($body) {
+        CreatePR $baseBranch $destinationBranch $body $GitHubPassword
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/UpdateDependenciesCoreFx.ps1 b/scripts/UpdateDependenciesCoreFx.ps1
index 762583ddd8..1256092da2 100644
--- a/scripts/UpdateDependenciesCoreFx.ps1
+++ b/scripts/UpdateDependenciesCoreFx.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 [CmdletBinding()]
-param()
+param(
+    [string]$GitHubEmail,
+    [string]$GitHubUsername,
+    [string]$GitHubPassword
+)
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 Import-Module -Scope Local -Force "$PSScriptRoot/common.psm1"
@@ -24,6 +28,8 @@ Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile $localCoreSetupVersions -Uri $coreSetupVersions
 $msNetCoreAppPackageVersion = $null
 $msNetCoreAppPackageName = "Microsoft.NETCore.App"
 
+Set-GitHubInfo $GitHubPassword $GitHubUsername $GitHubEmail
+
 $variables = @{}
 
 foreach ($line in Get-Content $localCoreSetupVersions) {
@@ -96,5 +102,21 @@ $depsPath = Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot/../build/dependencies.props"
 Write-Host "Loading deps from $depsPath"
 [xml] $dependencies = LoadXml $depsPath
 
-$updatedVars = UpdateVersions $variables $dependencies $depsPath
-CommitUpdatedVersions $updatedVars $dependencies $depsPath
+$remote = "origin"
+$baseBranch = "dev"
+
+$currentBranch = Invoke-Block { & git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD }
+$destinationBranch = "rybrande/UpgradeDepsTest"
+
+Invoke-Block { & git checkout -tb $destinationBranch "$remote/$baseBranch" }
+try {
+    $updatedVars = UpdateVersions $variables $dependencies $depsPath
+    $body = CommitUpdatedVersions $updatedVars $dependencies $depsPath
+
+    if ($body) {
+        CreatePR $baseBranch $destinationBranch $body $GitHubPassword
+    }
+}
+finally {
+    Invoke-Block { & git checkout $currentBranch }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/common.psm1 b/scripts/common.psm1
index 4272ccb7a5..b621d48193 100644
--- a/scripts/common.psm1
+++ b/scripts/common.psm1
@@ -115,12 +115,16 @@ function PackageIdVarName([string]$packageId) {
 
 function Ensure-Hub() {
     $tmpDir = "$PSScriptRoot\tmp"
-    $zipDir = "$tmpDir\Hub\"
+    $zipDir = "$tmpDir\Hub"
     $hubLocation = "$zipDir\bin\hub.exe"
 
     if (-Not (Test-Path $hubLocation) ) {
         $source = "https://github.com/github/hub/releases/download/v2.3.0-pre9/hub-windows-amd64-2.3.0-pre9.zip"
         $zipLocation = "$tmpDir\hub.zip"
+        if(-not (Test-Path $zipLocation)) {
+            New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $tmpDir
+        }
+
         Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile $zipLocation -Uri $source
 
         Expand-Archive -Path $zipLocation -DestinationPath $zipDir -Force
@@ -132,39 +136,45 @@ function Ensure-Hub() {
     return $hubLocation
 }
 
-function CommitUpdatedVersions([hashtable]$updatedVars, [xml]$dependencies, [string]$depsPath) {
+function CreatePR([string]$baseBranch, [string]$destinationBranch, [string]$body, [string]$gitHubToken) {
+    $hubLocation = Ensure-Hub
+
+    Invoke-Block { git push -f https://$gitHubToken@github.com/aspnet/Universe.git $destinationBranch }
+    & $hubLocation pull-request -f -b $baseBranch -h $destinationBranch -m $body
+}
+
+function Set-GithubInfo(
+    [string]$GitHubPassword,
+    [string]$GitHubUser,
+    [string]$GitHubEmail)
+{
+    $Env:GITHUB_TOKEN = $GitHubPassword
+    $Env:GITHUB_USER = $GitHubUser
+    $Env:GITHUB_EMAIL = $GitHubEmail
+}
+function CommitUpdatedVersions(
+    [hashtable]$updatedVars,
+    [xml]$dependencies,
+    [string]$depsPath)
+{
     $count = $updatedVars.Count
     if ($count -gt 0) {
-        $hubLocation = Ensure-Hub
+        & git add build\dependencies.props
 
-        $destinationBranch = "rybrande/UpgradeDepsTest"
-        $currentBranch = & git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+        $subject = "Updating external dependencies"
 
-        $remote = "origin"
-        $baseBranch = "dev"
+        # Have to pipe null so that the output from this doesn't end up as part of the return value
+        $null = Invoke-Block { & git commit -m $subject }
 
-        Invoke-Block { & git checkout -tb $destinationBranch "$remote/$baseBranch" }
-        try
-        {
-            & git add build\dependencies.props
+        $body = "$subject`n`n"
 
-            $subject = "Updating external dependencies"
-            & git commit -m $subject
+        $body += "New versions:`n"
 
-            $body = "$subject`n`n"
-
-            $body += "New versions:`n"
-
-            foreach ($var in $updatedVars.GetEnumerator()) {
-                $body += "    $($var.Name)`n"
-            }
-            Invoke-Block { & git push -f origin $destinationBranch }
-
-            Invoke-Block { & $hubLocation pull-request -b $baseBranch -h $destinationBranch -m $body }
-        }
-        finally{
-            & git checkout $currentBranch
+        foreach ($var in $updatedVars.GetEnumerator()) {
+            $body += "    $($var.Name)`n"
         }
+
+        return $body
     }
 }