diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 738e83b..b8d0b5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ listed below has it's own README
 - [snapcrafters/ci/call-for-testing](call-for-testing/README.md)
 - [snapcrafters/ci/get-architectures](get-architectures/README.md)
 - [snapcrafters/ci/get-screenshots](get-screenshots/README.md)
+- [snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml](parse-snapcraft-yaml/README.md)
 - [snapcrafters/ci/promote-to-stable](promote-to-stable/README.md)
 - [snapcrafters/ci/release-to-candidate](release-to-candidate/README.md)
 - [snapcrafters/ci/sync-version](sync-version/README.md)
diff --git a/call-for-testing/action.yaml b/call-for-testing/action.yaml
index bd6d0d5..3ec2742 100644
--- a/call-for-testing/action.yaml
+++ b/call-for-testing/action.yaml
@@ -49,40 +49,19 @@ runs:
       run: |
         sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
 
-    - name: Find the snapcraft.yaml path
-      id: yaml-path
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}" ]]; then
-          yaml_path="${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}"
-        else
-          snapcraft_yaml_paths=(
-            "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            "snapcraft.yaml"
-            "build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            ".snapcraft.yaml"
-          )
-          
-          for file in "${snapcraft_yaml_paths[@]}"; do
-              if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
-                  yaml_path="$file"
-              fi
-          done
-        fi
-        if [[ -z "${yaml_path}" ]]; then
-           echo "No snapcraft.yaml found"
-           exit 1
-        fi
-        echo "yaml-path=${yaml_path}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "snap-name=$(yq -r '.name' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+      id: snapcraft-yaml
+      uses: snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml@main
+      with:
+        snapcraft-yaml-path: ${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}
 
     - name: Write the arch/rev table
       shell: bash
       id: build
       env:
         SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS: ${{ inputs.store-token }}
-        snap_name: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.snap-name }}
-        snapcraft_yaml: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.yaml-path }}
+        snap_name: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.snap-name }}
+        snapcraft_yaml: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.yaml-path }}
       run: |
         revisions=()
 
@@ -136,7 +115,7 @@ runs:
       id: issue
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
-        snap_name: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.snap-name }}
+        snap_name: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.snap-name }}
         channel: ${{ inputs.channel }}
         revisions: ${{ steps.build.outputs.revisions }}
         table: ${{ steps.build.outputs.table }}
diff --git a/get-architectures/action.yaml b/get-architectures/action.yaml
index 2599f94..78edd1f 100644
--- a/get-architectures/action.yaml
+++ b/get-architectures/action.yaml
@@ -24,38 +24,17 @@ runs:
     - name: Checkout the source
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Find the snapcraft.yaml path
-      id: yaml-path
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}" ]]; then
-          yaml_path="${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}"
-        else
-          snapcraft_yaml_paths=(
-            "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            "snapcraft.yaml"
-            "build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            ".snapcraft.yaml"
-          )
-          
-          for file in "${snapcraft_yaml_paths[@]}"; do
-              if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
-                  yaml_path="$file"
-              fi
-          done
-        fi
-        if [[ -z "${yaml_path}" ]]; then
-           echo "No snapcraft.yaml found"
-           exit 1
-        fi
-        echo "yaml-path=${yaml_path}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "snap-name=$(yq -r '.name' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+      id: snapcraft-yaml
+      uses: snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml@main
+      with:
+        snapcraft-yaml-path: ${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}
 
     - name: Compute architectures
       id: architectures
       shell: bash
       env:
-        yaml_path: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.yaml-path }}
+        yaml_path: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.yaml-path }}
       run: |
         # Get the list as a json array. E.g. ["amd64", "arm64"]
         architectures_list="$(yq -r -I=0 -o=json '[.architectures[]]' "$yaml_path")"
diff --git a/get-screenshots/action.yaml b/get-screenshots/action.yaml
index 025dc9f..b74c864 100644
--- a/get-screenshots/action.yaml
+++ b/get-screenshots/action.yaml
@@ -54,37 +54,16 @@ runs:
       with:
         name: manifests
 
-    - name: Find the snapcraft.yaml path
-      id: yaml-path
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}" ]]; then
-          yaml_path="${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}"
-        else
-          snapcraft_yaml_paths=(
-            "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            "snapcraft.yaml"
-            "build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            ".snapcraft.yaml"
-          )
-          
-          for file in "${snapcraft_yaml_paths[@]}"; do
-              if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
-                  yaml_path="$file"
-              fi
-          done
-        fi
-        if [[ -z "${yaml_path}" ]]; then
-           echo "No snapcraft.yaml found"
-           exit 1
-        fi
-        echo "yaml-path=${yaml_path}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "snap-name=$(yq -r '.name' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+      id: snapcraft-yaml
+      uses: snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml@main
+      with:
+        snapcraft-yaml-path: ${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}
 
     - name: Prepare VM
       shell: bash
       env:
-        snap_name: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.snap-name }}
+        snap_name: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.snap-name }}
       run: |
         ghvmctl prepare
 
@@ -110,7 +89,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Output application logs
       shell: bash
       env:
-        snap_name: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.snap-name }}
+        snap_name: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.snap-name }}
       run: |
         ghvmctl exec "cat /home/ubuntu/${snap_name}.log"
 
@@ -125,7 +104,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       id: screenshots
       env:
-        snap_name: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.snap-name }}
+        snap_name: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.snap-name }}
       run: |
         file_prefix="$(date +%Y%m%d)-${snap_name}-${{ inputs.issue-number }}"
 
diff --git a/parse-snapcraft-yaml/README.md b/parse-snapcraft-yaml/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7841e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parse-snapcraft-yaml/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml
+
+This action is more for use internally than otherwise. It's purpose is to either find a snapcraft.yaml file from a list of known common locations in a repository, or take the path to a snapcraft.yaml, then parse some information from it and provide that information as outputs.
+
+You only need to specify the `snapcraft-yaml-path` input if your `snapcraft.yaml` is not in one of the following locations:
+
+- `.snapcraft.yaml`
+- `build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml`
+- `snap/snapcraft.yaml`
+- `snapcraft.yaml`
+
+## Usage
+
+```yaml
+# ...
+jobs:
+  parse-snapcraft-yaml:
+    name: 🖥 Parse the snapcraft yaml file
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+        id: snapcraft-yaml
+        uses: snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml@main
+```
+
+## API
+
+### Inputs
+
+| Key                   | Description                            | Required | Default |
+| --------------------- | -------------------------------------- | :------: | :------ |
+| `snapcraft-yaml-path` | The path to the `snapcraft.yaml` file. |    N     |         |
+
+### Outputs
+
+| Key         | Description                                            | Example               |
+| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------- |
+| `snap_name` | The name of the snap as declared in the snapcraft.yaml | `signal-desktop`      |
+| `version`   | The version declared in the snapcraft.yaml file        | `6.41.0`              |
+| `yaml_path` | The path to the snapcraft.yaml for the project         | `snap/snapcraft.yaml` |
diff --git a/parse-snapcraft-yaml/action.yaml b/parse-snapcraft-yaml/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb79f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parse-snapcraft-yaml/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Parse Snapcraft YAML
+description: Finds the snapcraft yaml for a repo and parses key information from it.
+author: Snapcrafters
+branding:
+  icon: code
+  color: orange
+
+inputs:
+  snapcraft-yaml-path:
+    description: "Custom path to snapcraft.yaml for when it is not in the default location."
+    required: false
+
+outputs:
+  snap-name:
+    description: "The name of the snap as declared in the snapcraft.yaml"
+    value: ${{ steps.parse.outputs.snap-name }}
+  version:
+    description: "The version declared in the snapcraft.yaml file"
+    value: ${{ steps.parse.outputs.version }}
+  yaml-path:
+    description: "The path to the snapcraft.yaml for the project"
+    value: ${{ steps.parse.outputs.yaml-path }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Checkout the source
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+      id: parse
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}" ]]; then
+          yaml_path="${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}"
+        else
+          common_paths=(
+            ".snapcraft.yaml"
+            "build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
+            "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
+            "snapcraft.yaml"
+          )
+          
+          for file in "${common_paths[@]}"; do
+              if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
+                  yaml_path="$file"
+              fi
+          done
+        fi
+
+        if [[ -z "${yaml_path}" ]]; then
+           echo "No snapcraft.yaml found"
+           exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "yaml-path=${yaml_path}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "snap-name=$(yq -r '.name' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "version=$(yq -r '.version' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/promote-to-stable/action.yaml b/promote-to-stable/action.yaml
index 9bc0ebf..24de7f4 100644
--- a/promote-to-stable/action.yaml
+++ b/promote-to-stable/action.yaml
@@ -52,38 +52,17 @@ runs:
       run: |
         sudo snap install --classic snapcraft
 
-    - name: Find the snapcraft.yaml path
-      id: yaml-path
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}" ]]; then
-          yaml_path="${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}"
-        else
-          snapcraft_yaml_paths=(
-            "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            "snapcraft.yaml"
-            "build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            ".snapcraft.yaml"
-          )
-          
-          for file in "${snapcraft_yaml_paths[@]}"; do
-              if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
-                  yaml_path="$file"
-              fi
-          done
-        fi
-        if [[ -z "${yaml_path}" ]]; then
-           echo "No snapcraft.yaml found"
-           exit 1
-        fi
-        echo "yaml-path=${yaml_path}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "snap-name=$(yq -r '.name' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+      id: snapcraft-yaml
+      uses: snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml@main
+      with:
+        snapcraft-yaml-path: ${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}
 
     - name: Promote snap to latest/stable
       id: promote
       env:
         SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS: ${{ inputs.store-token }}
-        snap_name: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.snap-name }}
+        snap_name: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.snap-name }}
         valid_revisions: ${{ steps.valid-revisions.outputs.result }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/release-to-candidate/action.yaml b/release-to-candidate/action.yaml
index 5501ecd..670c447 100644
--- a/release-to-candidate/action.yaml
+++ b/release-to-candidate/action.yaml
@@ -46,40 +46,19 @@ runs:
         git config --global user.email "github-actions@github.com"
         git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
 
-    - name: Find the snapcraft.yaml path
-      id: yaml-path
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}" ]]; then
-          yaml_path="${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}"
-        else
-          snapcraft_yaml_paths=(
-            "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            "snapcraft.yaml"
-            "build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            ".snapcraft.yaml"
-          )
-          
-          for file in "${snapcraft_yaml_paths[@]}"; do
-              if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
-                  yaml_path="$file"
-              fi
-          done
-        fi
-        if [[ -z "${yaml_path}" ]]; then
-           echo "No snapcraft.yaml found"
-           exit 1
-        fi
-        echo "yaml-path=${yaml_path}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "snap-name=$(yq -r '.name' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+      id: snapcraft-yaml
+      uses: snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml@main
+      with:
+        snapcraft-yaml-path: ${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}
 
     - name: Build the snap (${{ inputs.architecture }})
       id: build
       shell: bash
       env:
-        yaml_path: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.yaml-path }}
-        name: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.snap-name }}
         arch: ${{ inputs.architecture }}
+        name: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.snap-name }}
+        yaml_path: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.yaml-path }}
       run: |
         # Remove the architecture definition from the snapcraft.yaml due to:
         # https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft/+bug/1885150
@@ -105,7 +84,7 @@ runs:
       id: parse
       shell: bash
       env:
-        yaml_path: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.yaml-path }}
+        yaml_path: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.yaml-path }}
       run: |
         # Populate defaults
         echo "classic=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/sync-version/action.yaml b/sync-version/action.yaml
index 9e523fc..4defd55 100644
--- a/sync-version/action.yaml
+++ b/sync-version/action.yaml
@@ -24,33 +24,11 @@ runs:
       with:
         token: ${{ inputs.token }}
 
-    - name: Find the snapcraft.yaml path
-      id: yaml-path
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}" ]]; then
-          yaml_path="${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}"
-        else
-          snapcraft_yaml_paths=(
-            "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            "snapcraft.yaml"
-            "build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            ".snapcraft.yaml"
-          )
-          
-          for file in "${snapcraft_yaml_paths[@]}"; do
-              if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
-                  yaml_path="$file"
-              fi
-          done
-        fi
-        if [[ -z "${yaml_path}" ]]; then
-           echo "No snapcraft.yaml found"
-           exit 1
-        fi
-        echo "yaml-path=${yaml_path}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "snap-name=$(yq -r '.name' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "prev-version=$(yq -r '.version' "$yaml_path")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+      id: snapcraft-yaml
+      uses: snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml@main
+      with:
+        snapcraft-yaml-path: ${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}
 
     - name: Run update script
       shell: bash
@@ -69,18 +47,18 @@ runs:
       if: steps.git-check.outputs.modified == 'true'
       shell: bash
       env:
-        yaml_path: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.yaml-path }}
-        prev_version: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.prev-version }}
-        snap_name: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.snap-name }}
+        snap_name: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.snap-name }}
+        version: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.version }}
+        yaml_path: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.yaml-path }}
       run: |
         new_version="$(yq -r '.version' "$yaml_path")"
-        if [[ ! "$prev_version" == "$new_version" ]]; then
+        if [[ ! "$version" == "$new_version" ]]; then
             version=$new_version
         fi
         git config --global user.name 'Snapcrafters Bot'
         git config --global user.email 'merlijn.sebrechts+snapcrafters-bot@gmail.com'
         if [[ -n "${version:-}" ]]; then
-            git commit -am "chore: bump ${snap_name} to version $version"
+            git commit -am "chore: bump ${snap_name} to version ${version}"
         else
             git commit -am "chore: bump ${snap_name} dependencies"
         fi
diff --git a/test-snap-build/action.yaml b/test-snap-build/action.yaml
index 2abacfd..fc71b32 100644
--- a/test-snap-build/action.yaml
+++ b/test-snap-build/action.yaml
@@ -20,43 +20,23 @@ runs:
     - name: Checkout the source
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Find the snapcraft.yaml path
-      id: yaml-path
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}" ]]; then
-          yaml_path="${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}"
-        else
-          snapcraft_yaml_paths=(
-            "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            "snapcraft.yaml"
-            "build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
-            ".snapcraft.yaml"
-          )
-          
-          for file in "${snapcraft_yaml_paths[@]}"; do
-              if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
-                  yaml_path="$file"
-              fi
-          done
-        fi
-        if [[ -z "${yaml_path}" ]]; then
-           echo "No snapcraft.yaml found"
-           exit 1
-        fi
-        echo "yaml-path=${yaml_path}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Find and parse snapcraft.yaml
+      id: snapcraft-yaml
+      uses: snapcrafters/ci/parse-snapcraft-yaml@main
+      with:
+        snapcraft-yaml-path: ${{ inputs.snapcraft-yaml-path }}
 
     - name: Build snap
       uses: snapcore/action-build@v1
       id: build
       with:
-        path: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.yaml-path }}
+        path: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.yaml-path }}
 
     - name: Parse snap review information
       id: parse
       shell: bash
       env:
-        yaml_path: ${{ steps.yaml-path.outputs.yaml-path }}
+        yaml_path: ${{ steps.snapcraft-yaml.outputs.yaml-path }}
       run: |
         # Populate defaults
         echo "classic=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"