diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 0a9e64eaa882f..afe17b3094bf7 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -9,25 +9,8 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash
-
 jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: pre release
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: radcortez/project-metadata-action@master
-        name: retrieve project metadata
-        id: metadata
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          metadata-file-path: '.github/project.yml'
-
-      - name: Validate version
-        if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.current-version, 'SNAPSHOT')
-        run: |
-          echo '::error::Cannot release a SNAPSHOT version.'
-          exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
+  pre-release:
+    name: Pre-Release
+    uses: quarkiverse/.github/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml@main
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_.github_workflows_pre-release.yml b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_.github_workflows_pre-release.yml
index 0a9e64eaa882f..afe17b3094bf7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_.github_workflows_pre-release.yml
+++ b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_.github_workflows_pre-release.yml
@@ -9,25 +9,8 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash
-
 jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: pre release
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: radcortez/project-metadata-action@master
-        name: retrieve project metadata
-        id: metadata
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          metadata-file-path: '.github/project.yml'
-
-      - name: Validate version
-        if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.current-version, 'SNAPSHOT')
-        run: |
-          echo '::error::Cannot release a SNAPSHOT version.'
-          exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
+  pre-release:
+    name: Pre-Release
+    uses: quarkiverse/.github/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml@main
+    secrets: inherit