diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-pr.yml
index 30da01b9..f1037bc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-pr.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: 'keptn'
           repository: 'keptn/keptn'
-          token: ${{ secrets.KEPTN_KEPTN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.KEPTN_BOT_TOKEN }}
           ref: 'master'
       - name: Determine Target CommitIsh
         id: target_commit
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create PR
         working-directory: 'keptn'
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.KEPTN_KEPTN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.KEPTN_BOT_TOKEN }}
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ steps.target_commit.outputs.TARGET_BRANCH }}
           GO_UTILS_TARGET: ${{ steps.target_commit.outputs.GO_UTILS_TARGET }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-update-keptn-spec.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-update-keptn-spec.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17401d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-update-keptn-spec.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Auto Update - Spec
+on:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [spec-update]
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+env:
+  KEPTN_BOT_USER: "keptn-bot <86361500+keptn-bot@users.noreply.github.com>"
+jobs:
+  update-spec:
+    env:
+      SPEC_REF: ${{ github.event.client_payload.ref }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Extract spec tag
+        run: echo "SPEC_TAG=${SPEC_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Update keptn/spec
+        env:
+          SPEC_TAG: ${{ env.SPEC_TAG }}
+        run: |
+          echo "shkeptnspecversion: '$SPEC_TAG'" > ./config/config.yaml
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.KEPTN_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          commit-message: "Update keptn/spec to release ${{ env.SPEC_TAG }}"
+          committer: ${{ env.KEPTN_BOT_USER }}
+          author: ${{ env.KEPTN_BOT_USER }}
+          signoff: true
+          branch: patch/update-keptn-spec-${{ env.SPEC_TAG }}
+          delete-branch: true
+          base: master
+          labels: "dependencies"
+          title: "Update keptn/spec to release ${{ env.SPEC_TAG }}"
+          body: |
+            **This is an automated PR!**
+
+            Update to the keptn/spec
+            New version: ${{ env.SPEC_TAG }}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffd29109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	// allow to load config from file
+	_ "embed"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+//go:embed config.yaml
+var yamlConfig []byte
+var cfg KeptnGoUtilsConfig
+
+var doOnce = sync.Once{}
+
+// KeptnGoUtilsConfig contains config for the keptn go-utils
+type KeptnGoUtilsConfig struct {
+	ShKeptnSpecVersion string `yaml:"shkeptnspecversion"`
+}
+
+// GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig take the config.yaml file and reads it into the KeptnGoUtilsConfig struct
+func GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig() KeptnGoUtilsConfig {
+	doOnce.Do(func() {
+		err := yaml.Unmarshal(yamlConfig, &cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			cfg = KeptnGoUtilsConfig{}
+		}
+	})
+	return cfg
+}
diff --git a/config/config.yaml b/config/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae62d11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+shkeptnspecversion: "0.2.1"
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2addd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetKeptnGoUtilsConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	got := GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig()
+	require.NotEmpty(t, got.ShKeptnSpecVersion)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/events.go b/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/events.go
index 6c629f09..80824ae3 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/events.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/events.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2/protocol"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/config"
 	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/pkg/api/models"
 	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/pkg/common/strutils"
 	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/pkg/lib/keptn"
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ const MAX_SEND_RETRIES = 3
 const DefaultHTTPEventEndpoint = "http://localhost:8081/event"
 
 const defaultSpecVersion = "1.0"
-const defaultKeptnSpecVersion = "0.2.1"
 
 const keptnEventTypePrefix = "sh.keptn.event."
 const keptnTriggeredEventSuffix = ".triggered"
@@ -323,13 +323,13 @@ func EventDataAs(in models.KeptnContextExtendedCE, out interface{}) error {
 
 // KeptnEvent creates a builder for a new KeptnContextExtendedCE
 func KeptnEvent(eventType string, source string, payload interface{}) *KeptnEventBuilder {
-
+	cfg := config.GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig()
 	ce := models.KeptnContextExtendedCE{
 		ID:                 uuid.NewString(),
 		Contenttype:        cloudevents.ApplicationJSON,
 		Data:               payload,
 		Source:             strutils.Stringp(source),
-		Shkeptnspecversion: defaultKeptnSpecVersion,
+		Shkeptnspecversion: cfg.ShKeptnSpecVersion,
 		Specversion:        defaultSpecVersion,
 		Time:               time.Now().UTC(),
 		Type:               strutils.Stringp(eventType),
diff --git a/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/events_test.go b/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/events_test.go
index 58971371..f8ce55b4 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/events_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/events_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package v0_2_0
 
 import (
+	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/config"
 	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/pkg/api/models"
 	api "github.com/keptn/go-utils/pkg/api/utils"
 	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/pkg/common/strutils"
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func TestKeptn_SendCloudEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(testEventSender.SentEvents))
 	keptnEvent, err := ToKeptnEvent(testEventSender.SentEvents[0])
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, defaultKeptnSpecVersion, keptnEvent.Shkeptnspecversion)
+	assert.Equal(t, config.GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig().ShKeptnSpecVersion, keptnEvent.Shkeptnspecversion)
 	assert.Equal(t, defaultSpecVersion, keptnEvent.Specversion)
 	assert.Equal(t, "sh.keptn.events.test", *keptnEvent.Type)
 	assert.Equal(t, "test-context", keptnEvent.Shkeptncontext)
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ func TestCreateSimpleKeptnEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, testData, event.Data)
 	require.Equal(t, "", event.Shkeptncontext)
 	require.Equal(t, time.Now().UTC().Round(time.Minute), event.Time.Round(time.Minute))
-	require.Equal(t, defaultKeptnSpecVersion, event.Shkeptnspecversion)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, event.Shkeptnspecversion)
 	require.Equal(t, defaultSpecVersion, event.Specversion)
 	require.Equal(t, "", event.Triggeredid)
 	require.Equal(t, strutils.Stringp("sh.keptn.event.dev.delivery.triggered"), event.Type)
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ func TestToCloudEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	expected.SetSpecVersion(defaultSpecVersion)
 	expected.SetExtension(keptnContextCEExtension, "my-keptn-context")
 	expected.SetExtension(triggeredIDCEExtension, "my-triggered-id")
-	expected.SetExtension(keptnSpecVersionCEExtension, defaultKeptnSpecVersion)
+	expected.SetExtension(keptnSpecVersionCEExtension, config.GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig().ShKeptnSpecVersion)
 
 	keptnEvent := models.KeptnContextExtendedCE{
 		Contenttype:        "application/json",
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ func TestToCloudEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:                 "my-id",
 		Shkeptncontext:     "my-keptn-context",
 		Source:             strutils.Stringp("source"),
-		Shkeptnspecversion: defaultKeptnSpecVersion,
+		Shkeptnspecversion: config.GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig().ShKeptnSpecVersion,
 		Specversion:        defaultSpecVersion,
 		Triggeredid:        "my-triggered-id",
 		Type:               strutils.Stringp("sh.keptn.event.dev.delivery.triggered"),
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ func TestToKeptnEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:                 "my-id",
 		Shkeptncontext:     "my-keptn-context",
 		Source:             strutils.Stringp("my-source"),
-		Shkeptnspecversion: defaultKeptnSpecVersion,
+		Shkeptnspecversion: config.GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig().ShKeptnSpecVersion,
 		Specversion:        defaultSpecVersion,
 		Triggeredid:        "my-triggered-id",
 		Type:               strutils.Stringp("sh.keptn.event.dev.delivery.triggered"),
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ func TestToKeptnEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	ce.SetData(cloudevents.ApplicationJSON, TestData{Content: "testdata"})
 	ce.SetExtension(keptnContextCEExtension, "my-keptn-context")
 	ce.SetExtension(triggeredIDCEExtension, "my-triggered-id")
-	ce.SetExtension(keptnSpecVersionCEExtension, defaultKeptnSpecVersion)
+	ce.SetExtension(keptnSpecVersionCEExtension, config.GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig().ShKeptnSpecVersion)
 
 	keptnEvent, err := ToKeptnEvent(ce)
 
diff --git a/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/keptn.go b/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/keptn.go
index cc8ed4b4..83297f3a 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/keptn.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/v0_2_0/keptn.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	cloudevents "github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/config"
 	api "github.com/keptn/go-utils/pkg/api/utils"
 	"github.com/keptn/go-utils/pkg/lib/keptn"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func (k *Keptn) GetShipyard() (*Shipyard, error) {
 
 // SendCloudEvent sends a cloudevent to the event broker
 func (k *Keptn) SendCloudEvent(event cloudevents.Event) error {
-	event.SetExtension(keptnSpecVersionCEExtension, defaultKeptnSpecVersion)
+	event.SetExtension(keptnSpecVersionCEExtension, config.GetKeptnGoUtilsConfig().ShKeptnSpecVersion)
 	if k.UseLocalFileSystem {
 		log.Println(fmt.Printf("%v", string(event.Data())))
 		return nil
diff --git a/version b/version
deleted file mode 100644
index b6160487..00000000
--- a/version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.6.2