diff --git a/Scripts/run_prep.sh b/Scripts/run_prep.sh
index 6e6fd556..ec1a03ff 100755
--- a/Scripts/run_prep.sh
+++ b/Scripts/run_prep.sh
@@ -45,13 +45,21 @@ function do_stuff {
 
   # we need pod install or test_all.sh fails
  
-  # cocoapods requires ENV['HOME'] with absolute path
-  HOME=$(pwd)
-  gem install cocoapods -v $COCOAPODS_VERSION
-  pod _${COCOAPODS_VERSION}_ repo update
-  pod _${COCOAPODS_VERSION}_ install
+  # we skip "test_all.sh" until we have a good reason to repeat it heere
+  # 1. this test takes long and also flaky tests can interrupt release process
+  # 2. this "test_all.sh" is supposed to pass before starting pre-release
+  # 3. prep auto PRs will be tested in CI/CD before starting release process.
+
+  # - cocoapods requires ENV['HOME'] with absolute path
+  #
+  # HOME=$(pwd)
+  # gem install cocoapods -v $COCOAPODS_VERSION
+  # pod _${COCOAPODS_VERSION}_ repo update
+  # pod _${COCOAPODS_VERSION}_ install
+  #
+  # myscripts=( "update_version.sh ${VERSION}" "build_all.sh" "test_all.sh" )
+  myscripts=( "update_version.sh ${VERSION}" "build_all.sh" )
 
-  myscripts=( "update_version.sh ${VERSION}" "build_all.sh" "test_all.sh" )
   for i in "${myscripts[@]}"; do
     echo -n "${i} "
     echo "===== ${i} =====" >> $BUILD_OUTPUT
@@ -67,8 +75,18 @@ function push_changes {
   git config user.email "optibot@users.noreply.github.com"
   git config user.name "${GITHUB_USER}"
   git add --all
-  # this is like a try/catch
-  git commit -m "ci(git-action): auto release prep for $VERSION" ||
+
+  TITLE="ci(git-action): auto release prep for $VERSION"
+  # an empty line required between title and description
+  # a dummy ref (FSSDK-1234) for required FSSDK checking 
+  MESSAGE=$(cat <<END
+${TITLE}
+
+- [FSSDK-1234]
+END
+)
+
+  git commit -m "${TITLE}" ||
     {
       case $? in
         1 )
@@ -82,7 +100,8 @@ function push_changes {
       esac
     }
   git push -f https://${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${REPO_SLUG} ${AUTOBRANCH}
-  PR_URL=$(hub pull-request --no-edit -b ${BRANCH})
+
+  PR_URL=$(hub pull-request -b ${BRANCH} -h ${AUTOBRANCH} -m "${MESSAGE}") 
   echo -e "${COLOR_CYAN}ATTENTION:${COLOR_RESET} review and merge ${COLOR_CYAN}${PR_URL}${COLOR_RESET}"
   echo "then to release to cocoapods use Git action's Trigger build with the following payload:"
   echo -e "${COLOR_MAGENTA}env:${COLOR_RESET}"