diff --git a/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml b/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
index 1d1a8a3f..f4a4bf14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
@@ -5,58 +5,17 @@ concurrency:
     # Cancel previous runs if not on a release branch
     cancel-in-progress: ${{ !contains(github.ref, fromJSON('["master", "main"]')) }}
 
-env:
-    GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: '@dhis2-bot'
-    GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: 'apps@dhis2.org'
-    GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: '@dhis2-bot'
-    GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: 'apps@dhis2.org'
-    D2_VERBOSE: true
-
 jobs:
     build:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
-
     lint:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/lint.yml
-
     test:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
-
     e2e:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e.yml
         secrets: inherit
-
     release:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         needs: [build, lint, test, e2e]
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
         if: "!github.event.push.repository.fork && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'"
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-              with:
-                  token: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-              with:
-                  node-version: 20
-                  cache: 'yarn'
-
-            - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-              with:
-                  name: app-build
-
-            # ensure that d2-app-scripts is available
-            - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-
-            - uses: dhis2/action-semantic-release@master
-              with:
-                  publish-apphub: true
-                  publish-github: true
-                  github-token: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-                  apphub-token: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_APPHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-            - uses: dhis2/deploy-build@master
-              with:
-                  # uncomment following line for monorepo apps:
-                  #cwd: ./packages/app
-                  build-dir: build/app
-                  github-token: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3076b5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+        secrets:
+            DHIS2_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN:
+                required: true
+            DHIS2_BOT_APPHUB_TOKEN:
+                required: true
+
+env:
+    GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: '@dhis2-bot'
+    GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: 'apps@dhis2.org'
+    GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: '@dhis2-bot'
+    GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: 'apps@dhis2.org'
+
+jobs:
+    release:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: 20
+                  cache: 'yarn'
+            - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+            - run: yarn d2-app-scripts build
+            - uses: dhis2/action-semantic-release@master
+              with:
+                  publish-apphub: true
+                  publish-github: true
+                  github-token: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  apphub-token: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_APPHUB_TOKEN }}
+            - uses: dhis2/deploy-build@master
+              with:
+                  build-dir: build/app
+                  github-token: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}