diff --git a/eng/config/PublishData.json b/eng/config/PublishData.json
index 27e271cf33f5d..da865cfedad8c 100644
--- a/eng/config/PublishData.json
+++ b/eng/config/PublishData.json
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
       "vsBranch": "dev/monicaro/versioning",
       "vsMajorVersion": 18,
       "insertionTitlePrefix": "[d18.0 P1]",
-      "insertionCreateDraftPR": false
+      "insertionCreateDraftPR": true
     },
     "main": {
       "nugetKind": [