diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira_close.yml b/.github/workflows/jira_close.yml
index 8b0fe7c2..c5047dfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira_close.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira_close.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
----
 name: Jira closure
 
 on:
@@ -11,28 +10,38 @@ jobs:
   close-issue:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          repository: snowflakedb/gh-actions
-          ref: jira_v1
-          token: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # stored in GitHub secrets
-          path: .
-      - name: Jira login
-        uses: atlassian/gajira-login@master
-        env:
-          JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
-          JIRA_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_BASE_URL }}
-          JIRA_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
       - name: Extract issue from title
         id: extract
         env:
-          TITLE: ${{ github.event.issue.title }}
-        run: |
-          jira=$(echo -n $TITLE | awk '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/://')
+          jira=$(echo -n "$TITLE" | awk '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/://')
           echo ::set-output name=jira::$jira
-      - name: Close issue
-        uses: ./jira/gajira-close
+
+      - name: Close Jira Issue
         if: startsWith(steps.extract.outputs.jira, 'SNOW-')
-        with:
-          issue: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.jira }}
+        env:
+          ISSUE_KEY: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.jira }}
+          JIRA_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_BASE_URL }}
+          JIRA_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
+          JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          JIRA_API_URL="${JIRA_BASE_URL}/rest/api/2/issue/${ISSUE_KEY}/transitions"
+
+          curl -X POST \
+            --url "$JIRA_API_URL" \
+            --user "${JIRA_USER_EMAIL}:${JIRA_API_TOKEN}" \
+            --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            --data '{
+              "update": {
+                "comment": [
+                  { "add": { "body": "Closed on GitHub" } }
+                ]
+              },
+              "fields": {
+                "customfield_12860": { "id": "11506" },
+                "customfield_10800": { "id": "-1" },
+                "customfield_12500": { "id": "11302" },
+                "customfield_12400": { "id": "-1" },
+                "resolution": { "name": "Done" }
+              },
+              "transition": { "id": "71" }
+            }'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira_issue.yml b/.github/workflows/jira_issue.yml
index 8480a858..eda0eec3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira_issue.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
----
 name: Jira creation
 
 on:
@@ -16,40 +15,62 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
     if: (github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'whitesource-for-github-com[bot]')
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          repository: snowflakedb/gh-actions
-          ref: jira_v1
-          token: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # stored in GitHub secrets
-          path: .
-
-      - name: Login
-        uses: atlassian/gajira-login@v2.0.0
+      - name: Create JIRA Ticket
+        id: create
         env:
           JIRA_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_BASE_URL }}
           JIRA_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
           JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          # Properly JSON-encode special characters in title and body using jq
+          TITLE=$(printf '%s' "${{ github.event.issue.title }}" | jq -Rs .)
+          BODY=$(printf '%s' "${{ github.event.issue.body }}" | jq -Rs .)
 
-      - name: Create JIRA Ticket
-        id: create
-        uses: atlassian/gajira-create@v2.0.1
-        with:
-          project: SNOW
-          issuetype: Bug
-          summary: ${{ github.event.issue.title }}
-          description: |
-            ${{ github.event.issue.body }} \\ \\ _Created from GitHub Action_ for ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}
-          # Assign triage-ml-platform-dl and set "ML Platform" component (19112).
-          # See https://snowflakecomputing.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/project/SNOW/components for component information.
-          fields: '{"customfield_11401":{"id":"14538"}, "assignee":{"id":"639020ab3c26ca7fa0d6eb3f"},"components":[{"id":"19112"}]}'
+          # Create JIRA issue using REST API
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -H "Accept: application/json" \
+            -u "$JIRA_USER_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" \
+            "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/2/issue" \
+            -d '{
+              "fields": {
+                "project": {
+                  "key": "SNOW"
+                },
+                "issuetype": {
+                  "name": "Bug"
+                },
+                "summary": "'"$TITLE"'",
+                "description": "'"$BODY"' \\\\ \\\\ _Created from GitHub Action_ for ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}",
+                "customfield_11401": {"id": "14723"},
+                "assignee": {"id": "712020:e527ae71-55cc-4e02-9217-1ca4ca8028a2"},
+                "components": [{"id": "19292"}],
+                "labels": ["oss"],
+                "priority": {"id": "10001"}
+              }
+            }')
+
+          # Extract JIRA issue key from response
+          JIRA_KEY=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.key')
+
+          if [ "$JIRA_KEY" = "null" ] || [ -z "$JIRA_KEY" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to create JIRA issue"
+            echo "Response: $RESPONSE"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Created JIRA issue: $JIRA_KEY"
+          echo "jira_key=$JIRA_KEY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Update GitHub Issue
-        uses: ./jira/gajira-issue-update
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          issue_number: '{{ event.issue.id }}'
-          owner: '{{ event.repository.owner.login }}'
-          name: '{{ event.repository.name }}'
-          jira: ${{ steps.create.outputs.issue }}
+        run: |
+          # Add comment to GitHub issue with JIRA link
+          curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/comments" \
+            -d '{
+              "body": "JIRA ticket created: [${{ steps.create.outputs.jira_key }}](${{ secrets.JIRA_BASE_URL }}/browse/${{ steps.create.outputs.jira_key }})"
+            }'