diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7f83f96a4..e73eb2249 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update QOSDK version to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}} in java-operator-plugins
         run: |
           cd sdk-plugins
-          sed -i '' -e 's|<quarkus-sdk.version>.*</quarkus-sdk.version>|<quarkus-sdk.version>${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}</quarkus-sdk.version>|' pkg/quarkus/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/pomxml.go
+          sed -i -e 's|<quarkus-sdk.version>.*</quarkus-sdk.version>|<quarkus-sdk.version>${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}</quarkus-sdk.version>|' $(pwd)/pkg/quarkus/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/pomxml.go
 
       - name: Create java-operator-plugins pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        id: jop-pr
         with:
           path: sdk-plugins
           title: "feat: update QOSDK to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}"
@@ -89,9 +90,17 @@ jobs:
           branch: qosdk-release-${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
           token: ${{ secrets.QOSDK_BOT_TOKEN }}
           push-to-fork: qosdk-bot/java-operator-plugins
+          delete-branch: true
+
+      - name: Check java-operator-plugins PR
+        if: ${{ steps.jop-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Pull Request Number - ${{ steps.jop-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
+          echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.jop-pr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
 
       - name: Create quarkus-platform pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        id: qp-pr
         with:
           path: quarkus-platform
           title: "Update QOSDK to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}"
@@ -100,4 +109,11 @@ jobs:
           author: metacosm <metacosm@users.noreply.github.com>
           branch: qosdk-release-${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
           token: ${{ secrets.QOSDK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          push-to-fork: qosdk-bot/quarkus-platform
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+          push-to-fork: qosdk-bot/quarkus-platform
+          delete-branch: true
+
+      - name: Check quarkus-platform PR
+        if: ${{ steps.qp-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Pull Request Number - ${{ steps.qp-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
+          echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.qp-pr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 78015c893..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-on: workflow_dispatch
-jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: test
-    steps:
-      - uses: radcortez/project-metadata-action@main
-        name: Retrieve project metadata
-        id: metadata
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          metadata-file-path: '.github/project.yml'
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          repository: quarkusio/quarkus-platform
-          path: quarkus-platform
-
-      - name: Update QOSDK version to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}} in quarkus-platform
-        run: |
-          cd quarkus-platform
-          mvn -B versions:set-property -Dproperty=quarkus-operator-sdk.version -DnewVersion=${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
-          ./mvnw -Dsync
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          repository: operator-framework/java-operator-plugins
-          path: sdk-plugins
-
-      - name: Update QOSDK version to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}} in java-operator-plugins
-        run: |
-          cd sdk-plugins
-          sed -i '' -e 's|<quarkus-sdk.version>.*</quarkus-sdk.version>|<quarkus-sdk.version>${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}</quarkus-sdk.version>|' pkg/quarkus/v1alpha/scaffolds/internal/templates/pomxml.go
-
-      - name: Create java-operator-plugins pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
-        with:
-          path: sdk-plugins
-          title: "feat: update QOSDK to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}"
-          commit-message: "feat: update QOSDK to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}"
-          committer: metacosm <metacosm@users.noreply.github.com>
-          author: metacosm <metacosm@users.noreply.github.com>
-          branch: qosdk-release-${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
-          token: ${{ secrets.QOSDK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          push-to-fork: qosdk-bot/java-operator-plugins
-
-      - name: Create quarkus-platform pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
-        with:
-          path: quarkus-platform
-          title: "Update QOSDK to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}"
-          commit-message: "Update QOSDK to ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}"
-          committer: metacosm <metacosm@users.noreply.github.com>
-          author: metacosm <metacosm@users.noreply.github.com>
-          branch: qosdk-release-${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
-          token: ${{ secrets.QOSDK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          push-to-fork: qosdk-bot/quarkus-platform
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