diff --git a/.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml
index 058aa341de..e94dee46db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ env:
   AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
   AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
   GITHUB_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
   TRAVIS_COMMIT: ${{ github.sha }}
   BUILD_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ jobs:
             fetch-depth: 0
         - name: Trigger Alpha ADF child build
           shell: bash
-          if: ${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[trigger adf]') || inputs.cluster_operation == 'TRIGGER_ALPHA_ADF' || github.event.schedule == '0 0 1 * *' }}
-          run: ./scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh -p $TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER -t $GITHUB_TOKEN -v alpha -c $TRAVIS_COMMIT
+          if: ${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[trigger adf]') || inputs.cluster_operation == 'TRIGGER_ALPHA_ADF' || github.event.schedule == '0 11 * * *'  }}
+          run: |
+            npm install github-api            
+            ./scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh -p $TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER -t $GH_TOKEN -v alpha -c $TRAVIS_COMMIT -d
           
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron.yml b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
index 85518a5caf..5d693c4436 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: "cron schedule"
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 1 * *' 
+    - cron: '0 11 * * *'  
 
 env:
   AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
@@ -52,15 +52,7 @@ jobs:
   run-e2e:
     name: run e2e
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
-    secrets: inherit      
-
-  npm-check-bundle:
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/npm-check-bundle
+    secrets: inherit
 
   adf-alpha-test:
     name: trigger alpha test    
diff --git a/scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh b/scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh
index 66a8911469..c2c2197be6 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ TEMP_GENERATOR_DIR=".tmp-generator";
 BRANCH_TO_CREATE="update-alfresco-dependencies"
 TOKEN=""
 PR_NUMBER=""
+DRY_RUN="false"
 
 show_help() {
     echo "Usage: create-updatebranch.sh"
     echo ""
     echo "-t or --token: Github ouath token"
     echo "-p or --pr: Originating jsapi PR number"
-    echo "-v or --version version to update"
-    echo "-c or --commit The commit that the current build is testing"
+    echo "-v or --version version to update"    
+    echo "-d or --dry-run: The script won't execute critical operation, just simulate them"
 }
 
 set_token() {
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ set_commit() {
     COMMIT=$1
 }
 
+set_dryrun() {
+
+    DRY_RUN="true"
+
+}
+
 update_dependency() {
     PKG=$1
     PKG_VERSION=$(npm view $PKG@$VERSION version)
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ while [[ $1 == -* ]]; do
       -p|--pr) set_pr $2; shift; shift;;
       -v|--version)  version $2; shift 2;;
       -c|--commit) set_commit $2; shift 2;;
+      -d|--dry-run) set_dryrun $2; shift; shift;;
       -*) echo "invalid option: $1" 1>&2; show_help; exit 1;;
     esac
 done
@@ -133,9 +141,13 @@ isSameADFSha=$(node $BUILD_PIPELINE_DIR/adf-same-commit-verify.js --token=$TOKEN
 if [ "$isSameADFSha" = 'true' ]; then
         echo 'ADF sha is the same. No need to create another pr'
     else
-        update "generator-alfresco-adf-app"
-        update "alfresco-content-app"
-        update "alfresco-apps"
+        if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "false" ]; then
+            update "generator-alfresco-adf-app"
+            update "alfresco-content-app"
+            update "alfresco-apps"
+        else
+            echo "[dry-run] it would have update repos: 'generator-alfresco-adf-app', 'alfresco-content-app' and 'alfresco-apps'"
+        fi
 fi