diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pontos.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pontos.yml
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index 561396165..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pontos.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-name: Release Python package
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [closed]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  build-and-release:
-    name: Create a new release
-    uses: greenbone/workflows/.github/workflows/release-python.yml@main
-    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b14adf0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Release python-gvm
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release-type:
+        type: choice
+        description: "Release type. One of patch, minor or major"
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+      release-version:
+        description: "Set an explicit version, that will overwrite release-type. Fails if version is not compliant."
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-release:
+    name: Create a new release
+    uses: greenbone/workflows/.github/workflows/release-generic.yml@main
+    with:
+      versioning-scheme: semver
+      release-type: ${{ inputs.release-type }}
+      release-version: ${{ inputs.release-version }}
+    secrets: inherit