diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml
index 3622e00ac0..d624a9f93c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ jobs:
 
   release-npm:
     needs: [setup]
+    outputs:
+      release_version: ${{ steps.set-version.outputs.release_version }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
@@ -86,9 +88,10 @@ jobs:
           dry-run-flag: ${{ inputs.dry-run-flag }}
       - uses: ./.github/actions/download-node-modules-and-artifacts
       - name: Set libraries versions
+        id: set-version
         run: |
           set -u;
-          ./scripts/update-version.sh -gnu || exit 1;
+          ./scripts/github/build/bumpversion.sh
       - name: Set migrations
         uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
         with:
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@alfresco'
-      - run: npx nx run-many --target=npm-publish --tag=branch|| exit 1
+      - run: npx nx run-many -t npm-publish --tag=$TAG_NPM || exit 1
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_WRITE_PKG }}
       - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
@@ -114,10 +117,25 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_ADDRESS }}'
           scope: '@alfresco'
-      - run: npx nx run-many --target=npm-publish --tag=branch || exit 1
+      - run: npx nx run-many -t npm-publish --tag=$TAG_NPM || exit 1
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
 
+  create-git-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [setup, release-npm]
+    name: Create github tag
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+      - uses: './.github/actions/create-git-tag'
+        with:
+          tagName: ${{ needs.release-npm.outputs.release_version }}
+
   npm-check-bundle:
     needs: [release-npm]
     timeout-minutes: 15