diff --git a/.github/template_gitref b/.github/template_gitref
index 82904ba9..c208a73b 100644
--- a/.github/template_gitref
+++ b/.github/template_gitref
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2021.08.26-246-g98b439a
+2021.08.26-247-g1ee39ae
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index b49d1e5e..f7a9b3e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8b19efbd..c9199a7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
   ready-to-ship:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
       
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Assert single commit
     if: github.base_ref == 'main'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Checkout main
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
       # lint_requirements contains tools needed for flake8, etc.
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ jobs:
       deprecations-lowerbounds: ${{ steps.deprecations.outputs.deprecations-lowerbounds }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/create-branch.yml
index 4daaa60d..2e98285d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-branch.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 name: Create New Release Branch
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      name:
-        description: "Branch name (e.g. 3.14)"
-        required: true
 
 env:
   RELEASE_WORKFLOW: true
@@ -25,12 +21,12 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
+          fetch-depth: 0
           path: pulp_gem
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
 
@@ -46,26 +42,27 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SECRETS_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(secrets) }}
 
-      - name: Verify that branch name matches current version string on main branch
+      - name: Determine new branch name
         working-directory: pulp_gem
         run: |
-          X_Y_VERSION=$(grep version setup.py | sed -rn 's/version="(.*)\.0((a[0-9]+)|(b[0-9]+))?\.dev",/\1/p' | awk '{$1=$1};1')
-          if [[ "$X_Y_VERSION" != "${{ inputs.name }}" ]]
+          # Just to be sure...
+          git checkout main
+          NEW_BRANCH="$(bump2version --dry-run --list release | sed -Ene 's/^new_version=([[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+)\..*$/\1/p')"
+          if [ -z "$NEW_BRANCH" ]
           then
-            echo "Branch name doesn't match the current version string $X_Y_VERSION."
+            echo Could not determine the new branch name.
             exit 1
           fi
+          echo "NEW_BRANCH=${NEW_BRANCH}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-      - name: Create ${{ inputs.name }} release branch
+      - name: Create release branch
         working-directory: pulp_gem
         run: |
-          git checkout -b ${{ inputs.name }}
-          git push origin ${{ inputs.name }}
+          git branch "${NEW_BRANCH}"
 
       - name: Bump version on main branch
         working-directory: pulp_gem
         run: |
-          git checkout main
           bump2version --no-commit minor
 
       - name: Remove entries from CHANGES directory
@@ -88,3 +85,8 @@ jobs:
             Bump minor version
             [noissue]
           delete-branch: true
+
+      - name: Push release branch
+        working-directory: pulp_gem
+        run: |
+          git push origin "${NEW_BRANCH}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index bb6f00ae..a06385e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ jobs:
           - TEST: lowerbounds
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
 
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ jobs:
   changelog:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
@@ -207,11 +207,11 @@ jobs:
       TEST: publish
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f1a76924..bfef5c75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: pulp_gem.tar
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
       - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: pulp_gem.tar
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/update-labels.yml
index b1f44a41..8c5233bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-labels.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   update_backport_labels:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
       - name: Configure Git with pulpbot name and email
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
index ecfc21cf..0d4234e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           path: plugin_template
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"