diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8bb0083..f00d46c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ jobs:
     name: Setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     outputs:
-      release_version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.package }}
+      release_version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
       branch-name: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.branch-name }}
     steps:
       - name: Branch check
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type != 'Dry Run' }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/rc" ]] && [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/hotfix" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/rc" ]] && [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/hotfix-rc" ]]; then
             echo "==================================="
-            echo "[!] Can only release from the 'rc' or 'hotfix' branches"
+            echo "[!] Can only release from the 'rc' or 'hotfix-rc' branches"
             echo "==================================="
             exit 1
           fi
@@ -36,18 +36,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check Release Version
         id: version
-        run: |
-          version=$( grep -o "<Version>.*</Version>" ./src/KeyConnector/KeyConnector.csproj | \
-          grep -o "[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*")
-          previous_release_tag_version=$(
-            curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/releases/latest | jq -r ".tag_name"
-          )
-          if [ "v$version" == "$previous_release_tag_version" ] && \
-          [ "${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}" == "Initial Release" ]; then
-            echo "[!] Already released v$version. Please bump version to continue"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "::set-output name=package::$version"
+        uses: bitwarden/gh-actions/release-version-check@8f055ef543c7433c967a1b9b04a0f230923233bb
+        with:
+          release-type: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}
+          project-type: dotnet
+          file: src/KeyConnector/KeyConnector.csproj
 
       - name: Get branch name
         id: branch