diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_steps.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_steps.md
index 91531f3081..02de08ab86 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_steps.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_steps.md
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ This steps have to be followed always when preparing a new release.
 **Only** if you need to create a new stable major release (YYYY.XX.00), you need to create a branch for it. Check the following:
 
 - [ ] Run the [`Cut Release Branch`](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/actions/workflows/cut_major_branch.yml) workflow on github.
-      With the following Parameters:
-      
-        - [ ] Use workflow from branch `master`
-        - [ ] MapStore branch name to use: `YYYY.XX.xx`
-        - [ ] Version of *MapFish Print*, *GeoStore* and *HTTP-Proxy* accordingly to the [MapStore release calendar](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/wiki/MapStore-Release-Calendars)
-        - [ ] use the default value for the other parameters
+  With the following Parameters:
+  - [ ] Use workflow from branch `master`
+  - [ ] MapStore branch name to use: `YYYY.XX.xx`
+  - [ ] Version of *MapFish Print*, *GeoStore* and *HTTP-Proxy* accordingly to the [MapStore release calendar](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/wiki/MapStore-Release-Calendars)
+  - [ ] use the default value for the other parameters
 - [ ] Wait for the process to complete. At the end:
     - A Pull request will be created to the master
     - A new branch named `YYYY.XX.xx` with fixed versions
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cut_major_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/cut_major_branch.yml
index 064bab8ba8..3f726c34c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cut_major_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cut_major_branch.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ jobs:
               mvn versions:use-dep-version -f $POM_FILE -Dincludes=$HTTP_PROXY_GROUP -DdepVersion=$HTTP_PROXY_VERSION -DforceVersion=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DautoVersionSubmodules=true -Pprinting
           done
           echo $POM_FILES | xargs git add
-          git commit -m "Set versions of main dependencies to a stable version"
+          if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD; then
+            git commit -m "Set versions of main dependencies to a stable version"
+          else
+            echo "::notice::No version changes in dependencies to commit. Please make sure to make this version fixed later"  
+          fi
           git push --set-upstream origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
           echo "branch created"
           echo "creating bump changes"
@@ -92,6 +96,6 @@ jobs:
           git add package.json
           git commit -m "Bump versions on master for release-branch"
           git push origin "${pr_branch_name}"
-          pr_url=$(gh pr create -B "${MAIN_BRANCH}" -H "${pr_branch_name}" --title "[github-action] Bump version for next release" --body "This automatic pull request bumps version of ${MAIN_BRANCH} branch for java packages and for package.json after creating the $release-branc")
+          pr_url=$(gh pr create -B "${MAIN_BRANCH}" -H "${pr_branch_name}" --title "[github-action] ${MAIN_BRANCH} - Bump version for next release" --body "This automatic pull request bumps version of ${MAIN_BRANCH} branch for java packages and for package.json after creating the ${RELEASE_BRANCH}")
           sleep 10
           #gh pr merge "$pr_url" ${PR_OPTIONS}