diff --git a/linera-summary/src/github.rs b/linera-summary/src/github.rs
index 2c744e0adb9..5b2326edc14 100644
--- a/linera-summary/src/github.rs
+++ b/linera-summary/src/github.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use octocrab::{
 };
 use tracing::info;
 
+use crate::performance_summary::PR_COMMENT_HEADER;
+
 const API_REQUEST_DELAY_MS: u64 = 100;
 const IGNORED_JOB_PREFIXES: &[&str] = &["lint-", "check-outdated-cli-md"];
 
@@ -164,18 +166,57 @@ impl Github {
         &self.context
     }
 
-    pub async fn comment_on_pr(&self, body: String) -> Result<()> {
+    // Updates an existing comment or creates a new one in the PR.
+    pub async fn upsert_pr_comment(&self, body: String) -> Result<()> {
+        let issue_handler = self.octocrab.issues(
+            self.context.repository.owner.clone(),
+            self.context.repository.name.clone(),
+        );
+        let existing_comment_id = issue_handler
+            .list_comments(self.context.pr_number)
+            .send()
+            .await?
+            .items
+            .into_iter()
+            .find_map(|comment| {
+                if comment.user.login == "github-actions[bot]"
+                    && comment
+                        .body
+                        .is_some_and(|body| body.starts_with(PR_COMMENT_HEADER))
+                {
+                    Some(comment.id)
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            });
+
         // Always print the summary to stdout, as we'll use it to set the job summary in CI.
         info!("Printing summary to stdout...");
         println!("{}", body);
 
-        if !self.is_local {
+        if let Some(existing_comment_id) = existing_comment_id {
+            if self.is_local {
+                info!(
+                    "Would have updated comment {} on PR {}, but is local",
+                    existing_comment_id, self.context.pr_number
+                );
+            } else {
+                info!(
+                    "Updating existing comment {} on PR {}",
+                    existing_comment_id, self.context.pr_number
+                );
+                issue_handler
+                    .update_comment(existing_comment_id, body)
+                    .await?;
+            }
+        } else if self.is_local {
+            info!(
+                "Would have commented on PR {}, but is local",
+                self.context.pr_number
+            );
+        } else {
             info!("Commenting on PR {}", self.context.pr_number);
-            self.octocrab
-                .issues(
-                    self.context.repository.owner.clone(),
-                    self.context.repository.name.clone(),
-                )
+            issue_handler
                 .create_comment(self.context.pr_number, body)
                 .await?;
         }
diff --git a/linera-summary/src/main.rs b/linera-summary/src/main.rs
index fa2cac6e7df..319a54386ae 100644
--- a/linera-summary/src/main.rs
+++ b/linera-summary/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ async fn run(options: SummaryOptions) -> Result<()> {
     let tracked_workflows = options.workflows();
     let github = Github::new(options.is_local(), options.pr_number())?;
     let summary = PerformanceSummary::init(github, tracked_workflows).await?;
-    summary.comment_on_pr().await?;
+    summary.upsert_pr_comment().await?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/linera-summary/src/performance_summary.rs b/linera-summary/src/performance_summary.rs
index f9ec49f5d57..bbb0674a120 100644
--- a/linera-summary/src/performance_summary.rs
+++ b/linera-summary/src/performance_summary.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::{ci_runtime_comparison::CiRuntimeComparison, github::Github};
 
+pub const PR_COMMENT_HEADER: &str = "## Performance Summary for commit";
+
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct PerformanceSummary {
     #[serde(skip_serializing)]
@@ -65,8 +67,8 @@ impl PerformanceSummary {
         );
 
         let mut markdown_content = format!(
-            "## Performance Summary for commit [{}]({})\n\n",
-            short_commit_hash, commit_url
+            "{} [{}]({})\n\n",
+            PR_COMMENT_HEADER, short_commit_hash, commit_url
         );
 
         markdown_content.push_str("### CI Runtime Comparison\n\n");
@@ -97,10 +99,10 @@ impl PerformanceSummary {
         markdown_content
     }
 
-    pub async fn comment_on_pr(&self) -> Result<()> {
+    // Updates an existing comment or creates a new one in the PR.
+    pub async fn upsert_pr_comment(&self) -> Result<()> {
         self.github
-            .comment_on_pr(self.format_comment_body())
-            .await?;
-        Ok(())
+            .upsert_pr_comment(self.format_comment_body())
+            .await
     }
 }