diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yaml b/.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yaml
index 75caf29..e2bb4f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-changelog.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: 'main'
         type: string
+      reuse_branch:
+        description: 'Keep a single self-updating changelog pull request instead of opening a new one on every run.'
+        required: false
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
 
       pull_request_title:
         description: 'The title of the pull request.'
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           branch_name: ${{ inputs.branch_name }}
           base_branch_name: ${{ inputs.base_branch_name }}
+          reuse_branch: ${{ inputs.reuse_branch }}
           pull_request_title: ${{ inputs.pull_request_title }}
           pull_request_body: ${{ inputs.pull_request_body }}
           author_name: ${{ inputs.author_name }}
diff --git a/actions/assemble-docs/dist/index.js b/actions/assemble-docs/dist/index.js
index 7deb253..ad8744a 100644
--- a/actions/assemble-docs/dist/index.js
+++ b/actions/assemble-docs/dist/index.js
@@ -21269,11 +21269,11 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       exec2(`git config user.email "${authorEmail}"`);
       exec2(`git commit -m "${message}"`);
     }
-    function gitCheckoutBranch(branch) {
-      exec2(`git checkout -b ${branch}`);
+    function gitCheckoutBranch(branch, { reset = false } = {}) {
+      exec2(`git checkout ${reset ? "-B" : "-b"} ${branch}`);
     }
-    function gitPushBranch(branch) {
-      exec2(`git push -u origin ${branch}`);
+    function gitPushBranch(branch, { force = false } = {}) {
+      exec2(`git push ${force ? "--force " : ""}-u origin ${branch}`);
     }
     function gitHasChanges() {
       const output = exec2("git status --porcelain");
diff --git a/actions/create-pr/action.yaml b/actions/create-pr/action.yaml
index 113f198..bf99d78 100644
--- a/actions/create-pr/action.yaml
+++ b/actions/create-pr/action.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'The name of the base branch to create a pull request against.'
     required: false
     default: 'main'
+  reuse_branch:
+    description: 'Reuse branch_name as-is and update the pull request already open for it, instead of creating a new randomly suffixed branch on every run. When there is nothing left to propose, the open pull request is closed.'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 
   pull_request_title:
     description: 'The title of the pull request.'
@@ -45,6 +49,8 @@ outputs:
     description: 'The number of the created pull request.'
   pull_request_created:
     description: 'Whether the pull request was created.'
+  pull_request_updated:
+    description: 'Whether an already open pull request was updated instead of a new one being created. Only ever true when reuse_branch is enabled.'
 
 runs:
   using: node24
diff --git a/actions/create-pr/dist/index.js b/actions/create-pr/dist/index.js
index d846f0c..a07c74b 100644
--- a/actions/create-pr/dist/index.js
+++ b/actions/create-pr/dist/index.js
@@ -22084,7 +22084,7 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       generateRandomSuffix: () => generateRandomSuffix2,
       getInput: () => getInput22,
       getNumberInput: () => getNumberInput,
-      getOptInput: () => getOptInput,
+      getOptInput: () => getOptInput2,
       gitAdd: () => gitAdd2,
       gitCheckoutBranch: () => gitCheckoutBranch2,
       gitCommit: () => gitCommit2,
@@ -22137,11 +22137,11 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       exec2(`git config user.email "${authorEmail}"`);
       exec2(`git commit -m "${message}"`);
     }
-    function gitCheckoutBranch2(branch) {
-      exec2(`git checkout -b ${branch}`);
+    function gitCheckoutBranch2(branch, { reset = false } = {}) {
+      exec2(`git checkout ${reset ? "-B" : "-b"} ${branch}`);
     }
-    function gitPushBranch2(branch) {
-      exec2(`git push -u origin ${branch}`);
+    function gitPushBranch2(branch, { force = false } = {}) {
+      exec2(`git push ${force ? "--force " : ""}-u origin ${branch}`);
     }
     function gitHasChanges2() {
       const output = exec2("git status --porcelain");
@@ -22151,7 +22151,7 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
     function getInput22(name) {
       return core.getInput(name, { required: true, trimWhitespace: true });
     }
-    function getOptInput(name, defaultValue) {
+    function getOptInput2(name, defaultValue) {
       return core.getInput(name, { required: false, trimWhitespace: true }) || defaultValue;
     }
     function getNumberInput(name) {
@@ -25933,6 +25933,37 @@ async function createPullRequest({
     number: res.data.number
   };
 }
+async function findOpenPullRequest({
+  octokit,
+  owner,
+  repo,
+  head,
+  base
+}) {
+  const res = await octokit.rest.pulls.list({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    base,
+    head: `${owner}:${head}`,
+    state: "open"
+  });
+  const [pullRequest] = res.data;
+  return pullRequest ? { number: pullRequest.number } : void 0;
+}
+async function closePullRequest({
+  octokit,
+  owner,
+  repo,
+  number
+}) {
+  await octokit.rest.pulls.update({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    pull_number: number,
+    state: "closed"
+  });
+  info(`Closed pull request #${number}`);
+}
 
 // src/create-commit.ts
 init_core();
@@ -25941,12 +25972,13 @@ function createCommit({
   message,
   head,
   authorName,
-  authorEmail
+  authorEmail,
+  reuseBranch = false
 }) {
-  (0, import_action_utils.gitCheckoutBranch)(head);
+  (0, import_action_utils.gitCheckoutBranch)(head, { reset: reuseBranch });
   (0, import_action_utils.gitAdd)();
   (0, import_action_utils.gitCommit)(message, authorName, authorEmail);
-  (0, import_action_utils.gitPushBranch)(head);
+  (0, import_action_utils.gitPushBranch)(head, { force: reuseBranch });
   info(`Created git commit on branch ${head}`);
 }
 
@@ -25955,7 +25987,9 @@ async function run() {
   try {
     const authorName = (0, import_action_utils2.getInput)("author_name");
     const authorEmail = (0, import_action_utils2.getInput)("author_email");
-    const head = `${(0, import_action_utils2.getInput)("branch_name")}-${(0, import_action_utils2.generateRandomSuffix)(6)}`;
+    const reuseBranch = (0, import_action_utils2.getOptInput)("reuse_branch", "false") === "true";
+    const branchName = (0, import_action_utils2.getInput)("branch_name");
+    const head = reuseBranch ? branchName : `${branchName}-${(0, import_action_utils2.generateRandomSuffix)(6)}`;
     const base = (0, import_action_utils2.getInput)("base_branch_name");
     const message = (0, import_action_utils2.getInput)("commit_message");
     const title = (0, import_action_utils2.getInput)("pull_request_title");
@@ -25968,14 +26002,42 @@ async function run() {
         "No changes detected, skipping commit and pull request creation"
       );
       setOutput("pull_request_created", false);
+      setOutput("pull_request_updated", false);
+      if (reuseBranch) {
+        const obsolete = await findOpenPullRequest({
+          octokit,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          head,
+          base
+        });
+        if (obsolete) {
+          await closePullRequest({
+            octokit,
+            owner,
+            repo,
+            number: obsolete.number
+          });
+          setOutput("pull_request_number", obsolete.number);
+        }
+      }
       return;
     }
     createCommit({
       authorEmail,
       authorName,
       head,
-      message
+      message,
+      reuseBranch
     });
+    const existing = reuseBranch ? await findOpenPullRequest({ octokit, owner, repo, head, base }) : void 0;
+    if (existing) {
+      info(`Updated pull request #${existing.number}`);
+      setOutput("pull_request_number", existing.number);
+      setOutput("pull_request_created", false);
+      setOutput("pull_request_updated", true);
+      return;
+    }
     const res = await createPullRequest({
       octokit,
       owner,
@@ -25987,6 +26049,7 @@ async function run() {
     });
     setOutput("pull_request_number", res.number);
     setOutput("pull_request_created", true);
+    setOutput("pull_request_updated", false);
   } catch (error2) {
     if (error2 instanceof Error) {
       setFailed(error2.message);
diff --git a/actions/create-pr/src/create-commit.ts b/actions/create-pr/src/create-commit.ts
index daebd2b..6afa44c 100644
--- a/actions/create-pr/src/create-commit.ts
+++ b/actions/create-pr/src/create-commit.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export interface CreateCommitOptions {
   head: string;
   authorName: string;
   authorEmail: string;
+  /**
+   * Reuse a long-lived branch rather than a fresh one, resetting it to the
+   * current commit and force pushing it.
+   */
+  reuseBranch?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function createCommit({
@@ -18,11 +23,12 @@ export function createCommit({
   head,
   authorName,
   authorEmail,
+  reuseBranch = false,
 }: CreateCommitOptions): void {
-  gitCheckoutBranch(head);
+  gitCheckoutBranch(head, { reset: reuseBranch });
   gitAdd();
   gitCommit(message, authorName, authorEmail);
-  gitPushBranch(head);
+  gitPushBranch(head, { force: reuseBranch });
 
   core.info(`Created git commit on branch ${head}`);
 }
diff --git a/actions/create-pr/src/create-pull-request.ts b/actions/create-pr/src/create-pull-request.ts
index 7ebd1aa..3e0eeef 100644
--- a/actions/create-pr/src/create-pull-request.ts
+++ b/actions/create-pr/src/create-pull-request.ts
@@ -39,3 +39,57 @@ export async function createPullRequest({
     number: res.data.number,
   };
 }
+
+export interface FindOpenPullRequestOptions {
+  octokit: Octokit;
+  owner: string;
+  repo: string;
+  head: string;
+  base: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Finds the open pull request for the given head and base branches, if any.
+ */
+export async function findOpenPullRequest({
+  octokit,
+  owner,
+  repo,
+  head,
+  base,
+}: FindOpenPullRequestOptions): Promise<CreatePullRequestResult | undefined> {
+  const res = await octokit.rest.pulls.list({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    base,
+    head: `${owner}:${head}`,
+    state: 'open',
+  });
+
+  const [pullRequest] = res.data;
+
+  return pullRequest ? { number: pullRequest.number } : undefined;
+}
+
+export interface ClosePullRequestOptions {
+  octokit: Octokit;
+  owner: string;
+  repo: string;
+  number: number;
+}
+
+export async function closePullRequest({
+  octokit,
+  owner,
+  repo,
+  number,
+}: ClosePullRequestOptions): Promise<void> {
+  await octokit.rest.pulls.update({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    pull_number: number,
+    state: 'closed',
+  });
+
+  core.info(`Closed pull request #${number}`);
+}
diff --git a/actions/create-pr/src/main.ts b/actions/create-pr/src/main.ts
index b90b311..f461307 100644
--- a/actions/create-pr/src/main.ts
+++ b/actions/create-pr/src/main.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,28 @@ import * as github from '@actions/github';
 import {
   generateRandomSuffix,
   getInput,
+  getOptInput,
   gitHasChanges,
 } from '@dfinity/action-utils';
-import { createPullRequest } from './create-pull-request';
+import {
+  closePullRequest,
+  createPullRequest,
+  findOpenPullRequest,
+} from './create-pull-request';
 import { createCommit } from './create-commit';
 
 export async function run(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const authorName = getInput('author_name');
     const authorEmail = getInput('author_email');
-    const head = `${getInput('branch_name')}-${generateRandomSuffix(6)}`;
+    const reuseBranch = getOptInput('reuse_branch', 'false') === 'true';
+    const branchName = getInput('branch_name');
+    // A fresh branch per run leaves a pull request behind on every run where an
+    // earlier one has not been merged yet. Reusing a single branch keeps one
+    // self-updating pull request instead.
+    const head = reuseBranch
+      ? branchName
+      : `${branchName}-${generateRandomSuffix(6)}`;
     const base = getInput('base_branch_name');
     const message = getInput('commit_message');
     const title = getInput('pull_request_title');
@@ -27,6 +39,30 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
         'No changes detected, skipping commit and pull request creation',
       );
       core.setOutput('pull_request_created', false);
+      core.setOutput('pull_request_updated', false);
+
+      // There is nothing left to propose, so a pull request opened by an earlier
+      // run is obsolete. Left open it goes stale and eventually conflicts.
+      if (reuseBranch) {
+        const obsolete = await findOpenPullRequest({
+          octokit,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          head,
+          base,
+        });
+
+        if (obsolete) {
+          await closePullRequest({
+            octokit,
+            owner,
+            repo,
+            number: obsolete.number,
+          });
+          core.setOutput('pull_request_number', obsolete.number);
+        }
+      }
+
       return;
     }
 
@@ -35,8 +71,24 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
       authorName,
       head,
       message,
+      reuseBranch,
     });
 
+    // The force push above has already updated any open pull request for this
+    // branch, so creating another one would fail.
+    const existing = reuseBranch
+      ? await findOpenPullRequest({ octokit, owner, repo, head, base })
+      : undefined;
+
+    if (existing) {
+      core.info(`Updated pull request #${existing.number}`);
+      core.setOutput('pull_request_number', existing.number);
+      core.setOutput('pull_request_created', false);
+      core.setOutput('pull_request_updated', true);
+
+      return;
+    }
+
     const res = await createPullRequest({
       octokit,
       owner,
@@ -49,6 +101,7 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
 
     core.setOutput('pull_request_number', res.number);
     core.setOutput('pull_request_created', true);
+    core.setOutput('pull_request_updated', false);
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof Error) {
       core.setFailed(error.message);
diff --git a/actions/extract-version/dist/index.js b/actions/extract-version/dist/index.js
index bd0f3fc..78ffe2d 100644
--- a/actions/extract-version/dist/index.js
+++ b/actions/extract-version/dist/index.js
@@ -21269,11 +21269,11 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       exec3(`git config user.email "${authorEmail}"`);
       exec3(`git commit -m "${message}"`);
     }
-    function gitCheckoutBranch(branch) {
-      exec3(`git checkout -b ${branch}`);
+    function gitCheckoutBranch(branch, { reset = false } = {}) {
+      exec3(`git checkout ${reset ? "-B" : "-b"} ${branch}`);
     }
-    function gitPushBranch(branch) {
-      exec3(`git push -u origin ${branch}`);
+    function gitPushBranch(branch, { force = false } = {}) {
+      exec3(`git push ${force ? "--force " : ""}-u origin ${branch}`);
     }
     function gitHasChanges() {
       const output = exec3("git status --porcelain");
diff --git a/actions/submit-docs/dist/index.js b/actions/submit-docs/dist/index.js
index 81938e3..70e2750 100644
--- a/actions/submit-docs/dist/index.js
+++ b/actions/submit-docs/dist/index.js
@@ -22137,11 +22137,11 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       exec2(`git config user.email "${authorEmail}"`);
       exec2(`git commit -m "${message}"`);
     }
-    function gitCheckoutBranch(branch) {
-      exec2(`git checkout -b ${branch}`);
+    function gitCheckoutBranch(branch, { reset = false } = {}) {
+      exec2(`git checkout ${reset ? "-B" : "-b"} ${branch}`);
     }
-    function gitPushBranch2(branch) {
-      exec2(`git push -u origin ${branch}`);
+    function gitPushBranch2(branch, { force = false } = {}) {
+      exec2(`git push ${force ? "--force " : ""}-u origin ${branch}`);
     }
     function gitHasChanges2() {
       const output = exec2("git status --porcelain");
diff --git a/lib/action-utils/src/git.ts b/lib/action-utils/src/git.ts
index 2cc52d6..6740ed9 100644
--- a/lib/action-utils/src/git.ts
+++ b/lib/action-utils/src/git.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,30 @@ export function gitCommit(
   exec(`git commit -m "${message}"`);
 }
 
-export function gitCheckoutBranch(branch: string): void {
-  exec(`git checkout -b ${branch}`);
+export interface GitCheckoutBranchOptions {
+  /**
+   * Reset the branch to the current commit if it already exists, instead of
+   * failing. Required when reusing a long-lived branch.
+   */
+  reset?: boolean;
 }
 
-export function gitPushBranch(branch: string): void {
-  exec(`git push -u origin ${branch}`);
+export function gitCheckoutBranch(
+  branch: string,
+  { reset = false }: GitCheckoutBranchOptions = {},
+): void {
+  exec(`git checkout ${reset ? '-B' : '-b'} ${branch}`);
+}
+
+export interface GitPushBranchOptions {
+  force?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function gitPushBranch(
+  branch: string,
+  { force = false }: GitPushBranchOptions = {},
+): void {
+  exec(`git push ${force ? '--force ' : ''}-u origin ${branch}`);
 }
 
 export function gitHasChanges(): boolean {