diff --git a/.github/sync.yml b/.github/sync.yml
index 016a689..b9e0873 100644
--- a/.github/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/sync.yml
@@ -1,34 +1,60 @@
 # More details in https://github.com/marketplace/actions/repo-file-sync-action
-group:
-  # Mergify settings
-  - files:
-      - .mergify.yml
-    repos: |
-      playframework/cachecontrol
-      playframework/interplay
-      playframework/omnidoc
-      playframework/play-doc
-      playframework/play-ebean
-      playframework/play-file-watch
-      playframework/play-grpc
-      playframework/play-java-seed.g8
-      playframework/play-json
-      playframework/play-mailer
-      playframework/play-samples
-      playframework/play-scala-seed.g8
-      playframework/play-slick
-      playframework/play-soap
-      playframework/play-socket.io
-      playframework/play-webgoat
-      playframework/play-ws
-      playframework/playframework
-      playframework/playframework.com
-      playframework/scalatestplus-play
-      playframework/twirl
-#      playframework/anorm
-#      playframework/netty-reactive-streams
-#      playframework/play-java-react-seed
-#      playframework/play-scala-react-seed
-#      playframework/play-java-angular-seed
-#      playframework/play-scala-angular-seed
+
+playframework/cachecontrol:
+
+playframework/interplay:
+
+playframework/omnidoc:
+
+playframework/play-doc:
+
+playframework/play-ebean:
+
+playframework/play-file-watch:
+
+playframework/play-grpc:
+
+playframework/play-java-seed.g8:
+
+playframework/play-json:
+
+playframework/play-mailer:
+
+playframework/play-samples:
+
+playframework/play-scala-seed.g8:
+
+playframework/play-slick:
+
+playframework/play-soap:
+  - source: sbt/common.sbt
+    dest: common.sbt
+
+playframework/play-socket.io:
+
+playframework/play-webgoat:
+
+playframework/play-ws:
+
+playframework/playframework:
+
+playframework/playframework@2.8.x:
+
+playframework/playframework.com:
+
+playframework/scalatestplus-play:
+
+playframework/twirl:
+
+playframework/anorm:
+
+playframework/netty-reactive-streams:
+
+playframework/play-java-react-seed:
+
+playframework/play-scala-react-seed:
+
+playframework/play-java-angular-seed:
+
+playframework/play-scala-angular-seed:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index df4887c..d6c907b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - sbt-common # TODO remove before merge
 jobs:
   sync:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/sbt/common.sbt b/sbt/common.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd83e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt/common.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (C) from 2022 The Play Framework Contributors <https://github.com/playframework>, 2011-2021 Lightbend Inc. <https://www.lightbend.com>
+
+addCommandAlias(
+  "formatCode",
+  List(
+    "headerCreateAll",
+    "scalafmtSbt",
+    "scalafmtAll",
+    "javafmtAll"
+  ).mkString(";")
+)
+
+addCommandAlias(
+  "validateCode",
+  List(
+    "headerCheckAll",
+    "scalafmtSbtCheck",
+    "scalafmtCheckAll",
+    "javafmtCheckAll",
+  ).mkString(";")
+)