diff --git a/.github/workflows/terraform-test.yml b/.github/workflows/terraform-test.yml
index d462958..2196566 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/terraform-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/terraform-test.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   terraform:
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       
+      - name: Setup GitHub CLI
+        run: |
+          # GitHub CLI is pre-installed on GitHub Actions runners
+          # Authenticate GitHub CLI with the provided token
+          echo "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}" | gh auth login --with-token
+      
       - name: Setup Terraform
         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
         with:
@@ -54,10 +60,19 @@ jobs:
           git add .
           git commit -m "chore: format terraform files"
           
-          # Only push directly if we're on the main branch
-          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ]]; then
-            git push
-          elif [[ "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}" == "false" ]]; then
+          # For push events on main branch, create a PR instead of pushing directly
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" && "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
+            # Create a new branch for the formatting changes
+            BRANCH_NAME="format-terraform-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
+            git checkout -b $BRANCH_NAME
+            git push -u origin $BRANCH_NAME
+            
+            # Create a pull request using the GitHub CLI or API
+            gh pr create --title "chore: format terraform files" \
+              --body "This PR contains automatic formatting changes from the CI workflow." \
+              --head $BRANCH_NAME \
+              --base main
+          elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" && "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}" == "false" ]]; then
             # Only push to the PR branch if it's from the same repository (not a fork)
             git push origin "HEAD:${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
           else