diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump_internal_release.yml b/.github/workflows/bump_internal_release.yml
index f57ad6c44a..b5bc170b5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump_internal_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump_internal_release.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
-  update_embedded_files:
+  assert_release_branch:
 
-    name: Update Embedded Files
+    name: Assert Release Branch
 
-    runs-on: macos-13-xlarge
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
 
     steps:
@@ -30,32 +30,11 @@ jobs:
             *) echo "👎 Not a release branch"; exit 1 ;;
           esac
 
-      - name: Check out the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
-
-      - name: Select Xcode
-        run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_$(<.xcode-version).app/Contents/Developer
-
-      - name: Prepare fastlane
-        run: bundle install
-
-      - name: Update embedded files
-        env:
-          APPLE_API_KEY_BASE64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_API_KEY_BASE64 }}
-          APPLE_API_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_API_KEY_ID }}
-          APPLE_API_KEY_ISSUER: ${{ secrets.APPLE_API_KEY_ISSUER }}
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name "Dax the Duck"
-          git config --global user.email "dax@duckduckgo.com"
-          bundle exec fastlane update_embedded_files
-
   # run_tests:
 
   #   name: Run Tests
 
-  #   needs: update_embedded_files
+  #   needs: assert_release_branch
   #   uses: ./.github/workflows/pr.yml
   #   secrets:
   #     ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -64,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
     name: Increment Build Number
 
-    needs: update_embedded_files
+    needs: assert_release_branch
     runs-on: macos-13-xlarge
     timeout-minutes: 10
 
@@ -73,8 +52,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history and tags in order to extract Asana task URLs from git log
           ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Select Xcode
         run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_$(<.xcode-version).app/Contents/Developer
@@ -92,6 +72,19 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "dax@duckduckgo.com"
           bundle exec fastlane bump_internal_release update_embedded_files:false
 
+      - name: Extract Asana Task ID
+        id: task-id
+        uses: ./.github/actions/asana-extract-task-id
+        with:
+          task-url: ${{ github.event.inputs.asana-task-url }}
+
+      - name: Populate release contents
+        env:
+          ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/update_this_release_includes.sh ${{ steps.task-id.outputs.task-id }}
+
   prepare_release:
     name: Prepare Release
     needs: increment_build_number
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
index 83038066d2..e51e87135f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history and tags in order to extract Asana task URLs from git log
           submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Prepare fastlane