diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
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+# #############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# #############################################################################
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+permissions:
+    contents: write
+    pull-requests: write
+name: Create release-automation GitHub Release
+env:
+  APP_NAME: 'release-automation'
+
+jobs:
+    prepare-release:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        outputs:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--upload_url', env.APP_NAME)] }}
+          release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--release_created', env.APP_NAME)] }}
+          version: ${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)] }}.${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--minor', env.APP_NAME)] }}.${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--patch', env.APP_NAME)] }}
+        steps:
+        - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+          name: Prepare release
+          id: release
+          with:
+            path: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+            release-type: go
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - name: Tag major and minor versions
+          if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release-automation--release_created }}
+          run: |
+            git config user.name github-actions[bot]
+            git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+            git remote add gh-token "https://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release.git"
+            git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)] }} || true
+            git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)] }}.${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--minor', env.APP_NAME)] }} || true
+            git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)] }} || true
+            git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)] }}.${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--minor', env.APP_NAME)] }} || true
+            git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)] }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.release-automation--major }}"
+            git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)]}}.${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--minor', env.APP_NAME)] }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)] }}.${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--minor', env.APP_NAME)] }}"
+            git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)]}}
+            git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--major',env.APP_NAME)] }}.${{ steps.release.outputs[format('{0}--minor', env.APP_NAME)] }}
+    build-assets:
+      if: ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release_created }}
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      needs: prepare-release
+      strategy:
+        matrix:
+          goos: [linux, windows, darwin]
+          goarch: [amd64]
+          include:
+            - goos: darwin
+              goarch: arm64
+      steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - name: Set up Go
+          uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+          with:
+            go-version-file: 'release-automation/go.mod'
+        - name: Build windows binary
+          if: ${{ matrix.goos == 'windows' }} 
+          run: env GOOS=${{ matrix.goos }} GOARCH=${{ matrix.goarch }} go build -o  ${{ github.workspace }}/bin/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}.exe
+          working-directory:  ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+        - name: Upload windows release assets
+          if: ${{ matrix.goos == 'windows' }} 
+          uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+          env:
+            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          with:
+            upload_url: ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.upload_url }}
+            asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/bin/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}.exe
+            asset_name: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}.exe
+            asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+        - name: Build other binaries
+          if: ${{ matrix.goos != 'windows' }} 
+          run: env GOOS=${{ matrix.goos }} GOARCH=${{ matrix.goarch }} go build -o  ${{ github.workspace }}/bin/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
+          working-directory:  ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+        - name: Upload other release assets
+          if: ${{ matrix.goos != 'windows' }} 
+          uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+          env:
+            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          with:
+            upload_url: ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.upload_url }}
+            asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/bin/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
+            asset_name: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
+            asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
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-# #############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
-#
-# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
-# information regarding copyright ownership.
-#
-# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
-# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
-# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# #############################################################################
-
-name: Create GitHub Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*.*.*"
-
-env:
-  APP_NAME: "tractusx-quality-checks"
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Gather version facts
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          tag=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}
-          version=${tag#v}
-          major=${version%%.*}
-          major_minor=${version%.*}
-          echo "tag=${tag}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "version=${version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "major=${major}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "major_minor=${major_minor}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Create GitHub release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
-        with:
-          config-name: release-drafter.yaml
-          version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          publish: true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Force update major tag
-        run: |
-          git tag v${{ steps.version.outputs.major }} ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }} -f
-          git push origin refs/tags/v${{ steps.version.outputs.major }} -f
-          git tag v${{ steps.version.outputs.major_minor }} ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }} -f
-          git push origin refs/tags/v${{ steps.version.outputs.major_minor }} -f
-
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: release
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        goos: [linux, windows, darwin]
-        goarch: [amd64]
-        include:
-          - goos: darwin
-            goarch: arm64
-          - goos: windows
-            goarch: '386'
-          - goos: linux
-            goarch: '386'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "release-automation/go.mod"
-      - name: Build binary
-        run: env GOOS=${{ matrix.goos }} GOARCH=${{ matrix.goarch }} go build -o ${{ github.workspace }}/bin/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
-        working-directory: "${{ github.workspace }}/release-automation"
-      - name: Upload release assets
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ needs.release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/bin/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
-          asset_name: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
-          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
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+# #############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# #############################################################################
+
+name: "eclipse-tractusx-quality-checks"
+description: "Run quality checks based on the release guidelines"
+inputs:
+  version:
+    description: The version of the quality checks release to use
+    required: true
+    default: "0.1.0"
+  platform:
+    description: The platform architecture where the quality checks runs on
+    required: true
+    default: "linux-amd64"
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Download quality checks binary
+      run: curl -OL https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/releases/download/v${{ inputs.version }}/release-automation-${{ inputs.version }}-${{ inputs.platform }}
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Make binary executable
+      run: chmod +x ./release-automation-${{ inputs.version }}-${{ inputs.platform }}
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Run quality checks
+      run: ./release-automation-${{ inputs.version }}-${{ inputs.platform }} checkLocal
+      shell: bash