diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-proposal.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-proposal.yml
index 97f3227c4caefd..13ea3bddad4ea1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-proposal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-proposal.yml
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install @node-core/utils
         run: npm install -g @node-core/utils
 
-      - name: Set variables
-        run: |
-          echo "REPOSITORY=$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d/ -f2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "OWNER=${{ github.repository_owner }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Configure @node-core/utils
         run: |
           ncu-config set branch "${RELEASE_BRANCH}"
@@ -63,8 +58,8 @@ jobs:
           ncu-config set username "$USERNAME"
           ncu-config set token "$GH_TOKEN"
           ncu-config set jenkins_token "$JENKINS_TOKEN"
-          ncu-config set repo "${REPOSITORY}"
-          ncu-config set owner "${OWNER}"
+          ncu-config set repo "$(echo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" | cut -d/ -f2)"
+          ncu-config set owner "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER}"
         env:
           USERNAME: ${{ secrets.JENKINS_USER }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_USER_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/tools/actions/create-release.sh b/tools/actions/create-release.sh
index 21907b1217bb11..bca44e0e9f1f33 100755
--- a/tools/actions/create-release.sh
+++ b/tools/actions/create-release.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git node release --prepare --skipBranchDiff
 # We use it to not specify the branch name as it changes based on
 # the commit list (semver-minor/semver-patch)
 git config push.default current
-echo "/## $RELEASE_DATE/,/^<a id=/{ if (!/^<a id=/) print }" > temp.awk
-awk -f temp.awk doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V23.md > pr-body.md
+MATCHER="/## $RELEASE_DATE/,/^<a id=/{ if (!/^<a id=/) print }"
+awk $MATCHER doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V23.md > pr-body.md
 gh pr create --body-file pr-body.md
 # TODO: ammend with proposal PR