diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index d80ff30..2289992 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ verify_ssl = true
 [packages]
 flask = "~=2.3.0"
 requests = "~=2.32.3"
-jira = "~=3.0.0"
+jira = "~=3.8.0"
 logging-formatter-anticrlf = "~=1.2.1"
 
 [dev-packages]
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 544f767..9edd65a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Which direction to synchronize in ("gh2jira", "jira2gh" or "both")'
     required: false
     default: 'both'
+  issue_state_key:
+    description: 'Name of the task that will contain the state file. If not provided it will be created a default one.'
+    required: false
+    default: '-'
   issue_end_state:
     description: 'Custom end state'
     required: false
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ runs:
       INPUTS_SYNC_DIRECTION: ${{ inputs.sync_direction }}
       INPUTS_ISSUE_END_STATE: ${{ inputs.issue_end_state }}
       INPUTS_ISSUE_REOPEN_STATE: ${{ inputs.issue_reopen_state }}
+      INPUTS_ISSUE_STATE_KEY: ${{ inputs.issue_state_key }}
     run: |
       pip3 install pipenv
       pipenv install
@@ -67,5 +72,6 @@ runs:
         --jira-project "$INPUTS_JIRA_PROJECT" \
         --jira-labels "$INPUTS_JIRA_LABELS" \
         --direction "$INPUTS_SYNC_DIRECTION" \
+        --state-issue "$INPUTS_ISSUE_STATE_KEY" \
         --issue-end-state "$INPUTS_ISSUE_END_STATE" \
         --issue-reopen-state "$INPUTS_ISSUE_REOPEN_STATE"
diff --git a/jiralib.py b/jiralib.py
index a6bf0e9..771d2d4 100644
--- a/jiralib.py
+++ b/jiralib.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from jira import JIRA
+from io import StringIO
 import re
 import util
 import logging
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@ def create_hook(
 
         return resp.json()
 
-
 class JiraProject:
     def __init__(self, jira, projectkey, endstate, reopenstate, labels):
         self.jira = jira
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ def save_repo_state(self, repo_id, state, issue_key="-"):
                 self.j.delete_attachment(a.id)
 
         # attach the new state file
-        self.jira.attach_file(
-            i.key, repo_id_to_fname(repo_id), util.state_to_json(state)
-        )
+        attachment = StringIO()
+        attachment.write(util.state_to_json(state))
+        self.j.add_attachment(issue=i, attachment=attachment, filename=repo_id_to_fname(repo_id))
 
     def create_issue(
         self,