diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
index 80c991a..8a48c8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
@@ -29,14 +29,22 @@ name: Version Bump and Changelog Generation
 run-name: "${{ inputs.version_number }} - Version Bump and Changelog Generation"
 
 on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      version_number:
+        description: "Version to bump to: ex. 1.14.5"
+        required: true
+        type: string
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version_number:
+        description: "Version to bump to: ex. 1.14.5"
         required: true
         type: string
       test_run:
+        description: "Test run - do not commit changes"
         required: false
-        default: true
+        default: false
         type: boolean
 
 permissions:
@@ -238,16 +246,16 @@ jobs:
     needs: [audit-changelog, audit-version-in-code, create-temp-branch]
 
     steps:
-      - name: "Set Git User"
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "Github Build Bot"
-          git config user.email "buildbot@fishtownanalytics.com"
-
       - name: "Checkout ${{ github.repository }} Branch ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
 
+      - name: "Set Git User"
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Github Build Bot"
+          git config user.email "buildbot@fishtownanalytics.com"
+
       - name: "Add Homebrew To PATH"
         run: |
           echo "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/sbin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
@@ -328,13 +336,13 @@ jobs:
       # this step will fail on whitespace errors but also correct them, so add a `| true` to avoid failure
       - name: "Remove Trailing Whitespace Via Pre-commit"
         run: |
-          pre-commit run trailing-whitespace --files .bumpversion.cfg CHANGELOG.md .changes/* | true
+          pre-commit run trailing-whitespace --files .bumpversion.cfg CHANGELOG.md .changes/* || true
           git status
 
       # this step will fail on newline errors but also correct them, so add a `| true` to avoid failure
       - name: "Removing Extra Newlines Via Pre-commit"
         run: |
-          pre-commit run end-of-file-fixer --files .bumpversion.cfg CHANGELOG.md .changes/* | true
+          pre-commit run end-of-file-fixer --files .bumpversion.cfg CHANGELOG.md .changes/* || true
           git status
 
       - name: "Commit & Push Changes"
@@ -374,7 +382,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [run-unit-tests, create-temp-branch, audit-version-in-code, audit-changelog]
     if: |
         !failure() && !cancelled() &&
-        inputs.test_run == false &&
+        inputs.test_run != true &&
         (
           needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists == 'false' ||
           needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date == 'false'
@@ -388,17 +396,17 @@ jobs:
           echo needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists: ${{ needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists }}
           echo needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date: ${{ needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date }}
 
-      - name: "Set Git User"
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "Github Build Bot"
-          git config user.email "buildbot@fishtownanalytics.com"
-
       - name: "Checkout Repo ${{ github.repository }}"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           token: ${{ secrets.FISHTOWN_BOT_PAT }}
 
+      - name: "Set Git User"
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Github Build Bot"
+          git config user.email "buildbot@fishtownanalytics.com"
+
       - name: "Merge in changes"
         run: |
           git fetch origin ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ad581c9..7efb9b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ name: Release
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
+      version_number:
+        description: "Version to bump to: ex. 1.14.5"
+        required: true
+        type: string
       deploy-to:
         type: choice
         description: Choose where to publish (test/prod)
         options:
           - PypiProd
           - PypiTest
-        default: PypiTest
+        default: PypiProd
 
 permissions: read-all
 
@@ -23,10 +27,20 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  release-prep:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    name: "Version bump and Changelog update"
+    uses: ./.github/actions/release-prep
+    with:
+      version_number: ${{ inputs.version_number }}
+    secrets:
+      inherit
 
   release:
     name: PyPI - ${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: release-prep
     environment:
       name: ${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
     permissions:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbdf144..0c94c57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ The shared common utilities for dbt-core and adapter implementations use
 
 ### Releasing dbt-common
 To release a new version of dbt-common to pypi, you'll need to: 
-1. Bump the `version` in [dbt_common_/__about__.py](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-common/blob/main/dbt_common/__about__.py)
-2. Run the [release workflow](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-common/actions/workflows/release.yml) to test pypi and confirm a successful test release in: https://test.pypi.org/project/dbt-common/
-3. Run the [release workflow](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-common/actions/workflows/release.yml) to prod pypi and confirm a successful release in: https://pypi.org/project/dbt-common/
+1. Run the [release workflow](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-common/actions/workflows/release.yml) to bump the version, generate changelogs and release to pypi
 4. Bump the version of `dbt-common` in `dbt-core` and `dbt-adapters` if you're releasing a new major version or a pre-release: 
    * `dbt-core`: [setup.py](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/main/core/setup.py)
    * `dbt-adapters`: [pyproject.toml](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/blob/main/pyproject.toml)