diff --git a/.github/workflows/nuget_slack_notifications.yml b/.github/workflows/nuget_slack_notifications.yml
index f130251ea6..40db48d3a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nuget_slack_notifications.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nuget_slack_notifications.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
   nuget-slack-notifications:
     name: Check for core technology package updates
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
     continue-on-error: false
     
     env:
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
 
         env:
             DOTTY_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_NUGET_NOTIFICATIONS_WEBHOOK }}
+            DOTTY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             CORECLR_ENABLE_PROFILING: 1
             CORECLR_NEWRELIC_HOME: ${{ env.scan-tool-path }}/bin/Debug/net6.0/newrelic
             CORECLR_PROFILER: "{36032161-FFC0-4B61-B559-F6C5D41BAE5A}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/nugetSlackNotifications/Program.cs b/.github/workflows/scripts/nugetSlackNotifications/Program.cs
index ed9594c978..c236d6e6f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/nugetSlackNotifications/Program.cs
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/nugetSlackNotifications/Program.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using NewRelic.Api.Agent;
+using Octokit;
 using Serilog;
-using Serilog.Core;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class Program
         private static readonly int _daysToSearch = int.TryParse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DOTTY_DAYS_TO_SEARCH"), out var days) ? days : 1; // How many days of package release history to scan for changes
         private static readonly bool _testMode = bool.TryParse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DOTTY_TEST_MODE"), out var testMode) ? testMode : false;
         private static readonly string? _webhook = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DOTTY_WEBHOOK");
+        private static readonly string? _githubToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DOTTY_TOKEN");
 
 
         static async Task Main(string[] args)
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ static async Task Main(string[] args)
             }
 
             await AlertOnNewVersions();
+            await CreateGithubIssuesForNewVersions();
 
         }
 
@@ -117,6 +119,30 @@ static async Task AlertOnNewVersions()
             }
         }
 
+        [Transaction]
+        static async Task CreateGithubIssuesForNewVersions()
+        {
+
+            if (_newVersions.Count > 0 && _githubToken != null && !_testMode) // only message channel if there's package updates to report AND we have a GH token from the environment AND we're not in test mode
+            {
+                var ghClient = new GitHubClient(new ProductHeaderValue("Dotty-Robot"));
+                var tokenAuth = new Credentials(_githubToken);
+                ghClient.Credentials = tokenAuth;
+                foreach (var versionData in _newVersions)
+                {
+                    var newIssue = new NewIssue($"Dotty: update tests for {versionData.PackageName} from {versionData.OldVersion} to {versionData.NewVersion}");
+                    newIssue.Body = versionData.Url;
+                    newIssue.Labels.Add("testing");
+                    newIssue.Labels.Add("Core Technologies");
+                    var issue = await ghClient.Issue.Create("newrelic", "newrelic-dotnet-agent", newIssue);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Log.Information($"Issues will not be created: # of new versions={_newVersions.Count}, token available={_webhook != null}, test mode={_testMode}");
+            }
+        }
+
         [Trace]
         static async Task SendSlackNotification(string msg)
         {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/nugetSlackNotifications/nugetSlackNotifications.csproj b/.github/workflows/scripts/nugetSlackNotifications/nugetSlackNotifications.csproj
index 8e73d5e0ad..b4eaccd11f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/nugetSlackNotifications/nugetSlackNotifications.csproj
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/nugetSlackNotifications/nugetSlackNotifications.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="NewRelic.Agent.Api" Version="10.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Octokit" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>