diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-dotorg.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-dotorg.yml
index 1fc8222f..64a98ad0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-dotorg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-dotorg.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,40 @@ on:
                     - minor
                     - patch
 jobs:
+    update-google-fonts-json:
+        if: github.repository_owner == 'WordPress'
+        # The type of runner that the job will run on
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+              with:
+                  node-version: 18
+
+            # Runs a single command using the runners shell
+            # This script fetchs the Goolgle Fonts API data and creates a PR if new data is available
+            - name: Update Google Fonts JSON file
+              env:
+                  GOOGLE_FONTS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_FONTS_API_KEY }}
+              run: |
+                  echo "Updating Google fonts JSON file"
+                  node ./update-google-fonts-json-file.js
+            - name: Commit Changes
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+              run: |
+                  git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
+                  git config user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+                  git config --global --add --bool push.autoSetupRemote true
+
+                  git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || \
+                  ( git add assets/google-fonts/fallback-fonts-list.json && \
+                    git checkout trunk && \
+                    git commit -m "Automation: update Google Fonts data file" --no-verify && \
+                    git push
+                  )
     tag:
         name: Checkout repo
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-google-fonts-data.yml b/.github/workflows/update-google-fonts-data.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 11c9dd47..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/update-google-fonts-data.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-# This is a basic workflow that is manually triggered
-
-name: Update Google Fonts JSON
-
-# Controls when the action will run. Workflow runs when manually triggered using the UI
-# or API.
-on:
-    schedule:
-        - cron: '0 0 * * TUE' # Runs weekly, every Tuesday.
-    workflow_dispatch:
-
-# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
-jobs:
-    # This workflow contains a single job called "update-google-fonts-json"
-    update-google-fonts-json:
-        if: github.repository_owner == 'WordPress'
-        # The type of runner that the job will run on
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-        # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-              with:
-                  node-version: 18
-
-            - name: Get current date
-              id: date
-              run: echo "{date}={$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-            # Runs a single command using the runners shell
-            # This script fetchs the Goolgle Fonts API data and creates a PR if new data is available
-            - name: Update Google Fonts JSON
-              env:
-                  GOOGLE_FONTS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_FONTS_API_KEY }}
-                  BRANCH_NAME: update/google-fonts-json-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}_${{ github.run_id }}
-                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-              run: |
-                  echo "Updating Google fonts JSON"
-                  node ./update-google-fonts-json-file.js
-                  git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-                  git config user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-                  git config --global --add --bool push.autoSetupRemote true
-
-                  git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || ( git add assets/google-fonts/fallback-fonts-list.json && git checkout -b ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }} && git commit -m "Updating file" --no-verify && git push && gh pr create -B trunk -H ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }} --title "Update Google Fonts JSON data from API" --body "Created by Update Google Fonts JSON Github action" )
diff --git a/update-google-fonts-json-file.js b/update-google-fonts-json-file.js
index 2f73475e..8782f750 100644
--- a/update-google-fonts-json-file.js
+++ b/update-google-fonts-json-file.js
@@ -27,29 +27,35 @@ async function updateFiles() {
 	}
 
 	if ( newData.items ) {
-		const newDataString = JSON.stringify( newData, null, 2 );
-
-		const oldFileData = fs.readFileSync(
-			'./assets/google-fonts/fallback-fonts-list.json',
-			'utf8'
-		);
-		const oldData = JSON.parse( oldFileData );
-		const oldDataString = JSON.stringify( oldData, null, 2 );
-
-		if (
-			calculateHash( newDataString ) !== calculateHash( oldDataString )
-		) {
-			fs.writeFileSync(
+		try {
+			const newDataString = JSON.stringify( newData, null, 2 );
+			const oldFileData = fs.readFileSync(
 				'./assets/google-fonts/fallback-fonts-list.json',
-				newDataString
+				'utf8'
 			);
-			// TODO: show in UI and remove console statement
-			// eslint-disable-next-line
-			console.info( '✅  Google Fonts JSON file updated' );
-		} else {
-			// TODO: show in UI and remove console statement
+			const oldData = JSON.parse( oldFileData );
+			const oldDataString = JSON.stringify( oldData, null, 2 );
+
+			if (
+				calculateHash( newDataString ) !==
+				calculateHash( oldDataString )
+			) {
+				fs.writeFileSync(
+					'./assets/google-fonts/fallback-fonts-list.json',
+					newDataString
+				);
+				// TODO: show in UI and remove console statement
+				// eslint-disable-next-line
+				console.info( '✅  Google Fonts JSON file updated' );
+			} else {
+				// TODO: show in UI and remove console statement
+				// eslint-disable-next-line
+				console.info( 'ℹ️  Google Fonts JSON file is up to date' );
+			}
+		} catch ( error ) {
 			// eslint-disable-next-line
-			console.info( 'ℹ️  Google Fonts JSON file is up to date' );
+			console.error( '❎  Error stringifying the new JSON data:', error );
+			process.exit( 1 );
 		}
 	} else {
 		// TODO: show in UI and remove console statement