diff --git a/.github/workflows/hotfix-branch-creation.yml b/.github/workflows/hotfix-branch-creation.yml
index e1a91fb21e5..dffd1e3eeb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hotfix-branch-creation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hotfix-branch-creation.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ jobs:
           # Change the Release workflow to work with the hotfix branch.
           echo "Changing the Release workflow to work with the hotfix branch."
 
+          # Check out the release script and release workflow from master branch.
+          #
+          # Note: This is done due to the hotfix workflow for identity-apps was added recently and therefore
+          # the related changes to release script[1] are not present in the older app versions. We may be able to
+          # remove this line once the older app versions are not being used, as by that time, the updated release script
+          # will be present in app versions that need to be hotfixed.
+          #
+          # [1] https://github.com/wso2/identity-apps/pull/6049
+          git checkout master -- .github/workflows/scripts/release.sh
+          git checkout master -- .github/workflows/release-workflow.yml
+
           # Change the branch name in the release.yml file.
           sed -i '/branches: \[ master \]/s/master/hotfix-'"${TAG//\//\\/}"'/' .github/workflows/release-workflow.yml
           sed -i 's/BRANCH: .*/BRANCH: hotfix-'"${TAG//\//\\/}"'/' .github/workflows/release-workflow.yml