diff --git a/.github/workflows/_create-release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/_create-release-pr.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f96ed7d69b..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/_create-release-pr.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-name: Create Release PR
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      component-name:
-        description: 'Component name'
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      source-branch:
-        description: 'Source branch'
-        required: true
-        type: string
-    secrets:
-      ci-access-token:
-        description: 'CI access token'
-        required: true
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -euo pipefail {0}
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  create-release-branch:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: write # for `git push`
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit
-
-    - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ inputs.source-branch }}
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: Set variables
-      id: vars
-      env:
-        COMPONENT_NAME: ${{ inputs.component-name }}
-        RELEASE_BRANCH: >-
-          ${{
-            false
-            || inputs.component-name == 'Storage' && 'release'
-            || inputs.component-name == 'Proxy' && 'release-proxy'
-            || inputs.component-name == 'Compute' && 'release-compute'
-          }}
-      run: |
-        now_date=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d')
-        now_time=$(date -u +'%H-%M-%Z')
-        {
-          echo "title=${COMPONENT_NAME} release ${now_date}"
-          echo "rc-branch=rc/${RELEASE_BRANCH}/${now_date}_${now_time}"
-          echo "release-branch=${RELEASE_BRANCH}"
-        } | tee -a ${GITHUB_OUTPUT}
-
-    - name: Configure git
-      run: |
-        git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-        git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-    - name: Create RC branch
-      env:
-        RELEASE_BRANCH: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.release-branch }}
-        RC_BRANCH: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.rc-branch }}
-        TITLE: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.title }}
-      run: |
-        git switch -c "${RC_BRANCH}"
-
-        # Manually create a merge commit on the current branch, keeping the
-        # tree and setting the parents to the current HEAD and the HEAD of the
-        # release branch. This commit is what we'll fast-forward the release
-        # branch to when merging the release branch.
-        # For details on why, look at
-        # https://docs.neon.build/overview/repositories/neon.html#background-on-commit-history-of-release-prs
-        current_tree=$(git rev-parse 'HEAD^{tree}')
-        release_head=$(git rev-parse "origin/${RELEASE_BRANCH}")
-        current_head=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-        merge_commit=$(git commit-tree -p "${current_head}" -p "${release_head}" -m "${TITLE}" "${current_tree}")
-
-        # Fast-forward the current branch to the newly created merge_commit
-        git merge --ff-only ${merge_commit}
-
-        git push origin "${RC_BRANCH}"
-
-    - name: Create a PR into ${{ steps.vars.outputs.release-branch }}
-      env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ci-access-token }}
-        RC_BRANCH: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.rc-branch }}
-        RELEASE_BRANCH: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.release-branch }}
-        TITLE: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.title }}
-      run: |
-        gh pr create --title "${TITLE}" \
-                     --body "" \
-                     --head "${RC_BRANCH}" \
-                     --base "${RELEASE_BRANCH}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-compute.yml b/.github/workflows/release-compute.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f123dd2f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-compute.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Create compute release PR
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 7 * * FRI'
+
+jobs:
+  create-release-pr:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      component: compute
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-proxy.yml b/.github/workflows/release-proxy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9055984d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-proxy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Create proxy release PR
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 6 * * TUE'
+
+jobs:
+  create-release-pr:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      component: proxy
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-storage.yml b/.github/workflows/release-storage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91f02fddda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-storage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Create storage release PR
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 6 * * FRI'
+
+jobs:
+  create-release-pr:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      component: storage
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4068eafb95..4b19d6aa3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,34 @@
-name: Create Release Branch
+name: Create release PR
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # It should be kept in sync with if-condition in jobs
-    - cron: '0 6 * * TUE' # Proxy release
-    - cron: '0 6 * * FRI' # Storage release
-    - cron: '0 7 * * FRI' # Compute release
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      create-storage-release-branch:
-        type: boolean
-        description: 'Create Storage release PR'
+      component:
+        description: "Component to release"
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - compute
+          - proxy
+          - storage
+      cherry-pick:
+        description: "Commits to cherry-pick (space separated, makes this a hotfix based on previous release)"
         required: false
-      create-proxy-release-branch:
-        type: boolean
-        description: 'Create Proxy release PR'
-        required: false
-      create-compute-release-branch:
-        type: boolean
-        description: 'Create Compute release PR'
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      component:
+        description: "Component to release"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      cherry-pick:
+        description: "Commits to cherry-pick (space separated, makes this a hotfix based on previous release)"
         required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+
 
 # No permission for GITHUB_TOKEN by default; the **minimal required** set of permissions should be granted in each job.
 permissions: {}
@@ -29,41 +38,31 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash -euo pipefail {0}
 
 jobs:
-  create-storage-release-branch:
-    if: ${{ github.event.schedule == '0 6 * * FRI' || inputs.create-storage-release-branch }}
+  create-release-pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     permissions:
       contents: write
 
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/_create-release-pr.yml
-    with:
-      component-name: 'Storage'
-      source-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-    secrets:
-      ci-access-token: ${{ secrets.CI_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@4d991eb9b905ef189e4c376166672c3f2f230481 # v2.11.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
 
-  create-proxy-release-branch:
-    if: ${{ github.event.schedule == '0 6 * * TUE' || inputs.create-proxy-release-branch }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/_create-release-pr.yml
-    with:
-      component-name: 'Proxy'
-      source-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-    secrets:
-      ci-access-token: ${{ secrets.CI_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-
-  create-compute-release-branch:
-    if: ${{ github.event.schedule == '0 7 * * FRI' || inputs.create-compute-release-branch }}
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/_create-release-pr.yml
-    with:
-      component-name: 'Compute'
-      source-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-    secrets:
-      ci-access-token: ${{ secrets.CI_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create release PR
+        uses: neondatabase/dev-actions/release-pr@02b41460646b70d12dd33e5f56ebc5af2384c993
+        with:
+          component: ${{ inputs.component }}
+          cherry-pick: ${{ inputs.cherry-pick }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_ACCESS_TOKEN }}