diff --git a/.github/workflows/polkadot_version.yaml b/.github/workflows/polkadot_version.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a4e540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/polkadot_version.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: Check Polkadot and Cumulus Update
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Runs at midnight UTC every day
+
+jobs:
+  update-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+
+    - name: Install Python dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install pyyaml requests
+
+    - name: Check for updates in Polkadot and replace version if needed
+      id: check-update-polkadot
+      run: python scripts/extract_version.py group_vars/polkadot.yaml default_client_version paritytech polkadot true
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Check for updates in Cumulus and replace version if needed
+      id: check-update-cumulus
+      run: python scripts/extract_version.py group_vars/cumulus.yaml default_client_version paritytech cumulus true
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Set up Git config
+      if: steps.check-update-polkadot.outputs.current_version != steps.check-update-polkadot.outputs.latest_release || steps.check-update-cumulus.outputs.current_version != steps.check-update-cumulus.outputs.latest_release
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
+        git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+
+    - name: Commit updated YAML files
+      if: steps.check-update-polkadot.outputs.current_version != steps.check-update-polkadot.outputs.latest_release || steps.check-update-cumulus.outputs.current_version != steps.check-update-cumulus.outputs.latest_release
+      run: |
+        git add group_vars/polkadot.yaml group_vars/cumulus.yaml
+        git commit -m "Update Polkadot and Cumulus versions"
+        git push
+
+    - name: Create Pull Request for Polkadot and Cumulus Update
+      if: steps.check-update-polkadot.outputs.current_version != steps.check-update-polkadot.outputs.latest_release || steps.check-update-cumulus.outputs.current_version != steps.check-update-cumulus.outputs.latest_release
+      uses: repo-sync/pull-request@v2
+      with:
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        pr_title: "Update Polkadot and Cumulus versions"
+        pr_body: "Automatically updated by GitHub Actions."
+        pr_label: "automated-pr"
diff --git a/group_vars/cumulus.yaml b/group_vars/cumulus.yaml
index c380991..ac7fd7c 100644
--- a/group_vars/cumulus.yaml
+++ b/group_vars/cumulus.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 default_client_name: polkadot-v
-default_client_version: 1.7.0
+default_client_version: 1.7.1
 default_download_base_url: "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/releases/download/"
 default_download_url: "{{ default_download_base_url }}{{ default_client_name }}{{ default_client_version }}/polkadot-parachain"
 
diff --git a/host_vars/pso16.yaml b/host_vars/pso16.yaml
index 7ab1d6c..b86d661 100644
--- a/host_vars/pso16.yaml
+++ b/host_vars/pso16.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ default_telemetry_name: "Rotko Networks - {{ host_name.split('.')[0] }} {{ defau
 default_public_dns: "{{ host_name }}"
 default_network: "paseo"
 default_chain_spec: "{{ default_base_path }}/paseo.raw.json"
-#default_chain_spec_dl_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paseo-network/runtimes/8cb10b1404f3e1ec79aa72f88d182f6a3f38b3a3/chain-specs/paseo.raw.json"
 # default_chain_spec_dl_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paseo-network/runtimes/main/chain-specs/paseo.raw.json"
 default_chain_spec_dl_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paseo-network/runtimes/fixed-chain-spec/chain-specs/paseo.raw.json"
 default_database: paritydb
diff --git a/scripts/extract_version.py b/scripts/extract_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fa23c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/extract_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# extract_version.py
+import sys
+import requests
+import yaml
+
+def extract_current_version(yaml_file, version_key):
+    with open(yaml_file, 'r') as file:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+        return data[version_key]
+
+def replace_version(yaml_file, version_key, new_version):
+    with open(yaml_file, 'r') as file:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+    data[version_key] = new_version
+    with open(yaml_file, 'w') as file:
+        yaml.dump(data, file)
+
+def get_latest_github_release(owner, repo):
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest"
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    response.raise_for_status()  # Ensure to raise an error for a bad response
+    return response.json()['tag_name']
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    yaml_file = sys.argv[1]
+    version_key = sys.argv[2]
+    owner = sys.argv[3]
+    repo = sys.argv[4]
+    should_update = sys.argv[5] == 'true'  # Expects 'true' or 'false'
+
+    current_version = extract_current_version(yaml_file, version_key)
+    latest_release = get_latest_github_release(owner, repo)
+
+    print(f"::set-output name=current_version::{current_version}")
+    print(f"::set-output name=latest_release::{latest_release}")
+
+    if should_update and current_version != latest_release:
+        replace_version(yaml_file, version_key, latest_release)
+        print("Version updated.")