diff --git a/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot/action.yml b/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb109ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: Configure Morpheus Bot
+
+
+inputs:
+  bot-app-id:
+    description: 'The app id of the bot'
+    required: true
+    type: string
+  bot-private-key:
+    description: 'The private key of the bot'
+    required: true
+    type: string
+outputs:
+  token:
+    description: 'The token generated for the bot'
+    value: ${{steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Generate Token
+      uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+      id: generate-token
+      with:
+        app-id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_ID }}
+        private-key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_KEY }}
+    - name: Configure Git
+      run: |
+        git config -g user.name "morpheus-bot-test[bot]"
+        git config -g user.email "152534332+morpheus-bot-test[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+        echo "GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        echo "Git config:"
+        git config -l --show-origin
+        echo "Github Auth Info:"
+        gh auth status
+    # - name: Checkout
+    #   uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    #   with:
+    #     path: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}
+    #     ref: branch-${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}
+    #     fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all tags and branches
+    #     token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_procedures.yml b/.github/workflows/release_procedures.yml
index 6c4c4e9..40c9402 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_procedures.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_procedures.yml
@@ -109,38 +109,24 @@ jobs:
     name: Create Next Release Branch
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Generate Token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
-        id: generate-token
+      - name: Configure Bot
+        id: configure-bot
+        uses: ./.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot
         with:
-          # required
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_KEY }}
+          bot-app-id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_ID }}
+          bot-private-key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_KEY }}
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}
           ref: branch-${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all tags and branches
-          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          token: ${{ steps.configure-bot.outputs.token }}
       - name: Auth info
         run: |
           cd ${REPO_NAME}
           echo "Printing default auth"
           gh auth status
-          echo "Printing auth for different token"
-          GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }} gh auth status
-          echo "GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          # gh auth refresh
-      - name: Setup Git user
-        run: |
-          cd ${REPO_NAME}
-          git config user.name "morpheus-bot-test[bot]"
-          git config user.email "152534332+morpheus-bot-test[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          # git config url.https://${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}@github.com/.insteadOf https://github.com/
-          # gh auth setup-git
-          echo "Git config:"
-          git config -l --show-origin
       - name: Create branch
         run: |
           cd ${REPO_NAME}