diff --git a/.github/workflows/automated_pbp_update.yaml b/.github/workflows/automated_pbp_update.yaml
index fe7bff6d..e86729f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automated_pbp_update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated_pbp_update.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run pbp update
         run: Rscript -e 'source("R/update_pbp.R")'
 
+      - name: Run play stats update
+        run: Rscript -e 'source("R/update_playstats.R")'
+
       - name: Run player_stats script
         run: Rscript -e 'source("R/update_player_stats.R")'
 
diff --git a/R/update_playstats.R b/R/update_playstats.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e83517a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/update_playstats.R
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+save_playstats <- function(season) {
+
+  playstats <- nflfastR:::build_playstats(seasons = season)
+
+  attr(playstats,"nflfastR_version") <- packageVersion("nflfastR")
+
+  nflversedata::nflverse_save(
+    data_frame = playstats,
+    file_name =  glue::glue("play_stats_{season}"),
+    nflverse_type = "play by play stats",
+    release_tag = "playstats",
+    file_types = c("rds"),
+    repo = "nflverse/nflverse-pbp"
+  )
+
+  cli::cli_alert_success("Saved {season} play stats data.")
+}
+
+future::plan(future::multisession)
+if(Sys.getenv("NFLVERSE_REBUILD","false")=="true"){
+  purrr::walk(1999:nflreadr::most_recent_season(), save_playstats)
+} else {
+  save_playstats(nflreadr::most_recent_season())
+}
+future::plan(future::sequential)