diff --git a/.github/workflows/os-release-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/os-release-issues.yml
index 0c17ec45be..16692da846 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/os-release-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/os-release-issues.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ jobs:
           - {repo: sql}
         release_version: ${{ fromJson(needs.list-manifest-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: dblock/create-a-github-issue@v3.0.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION: ${{ matrix.release_version }}
+        id: build-repo-release-issue
+        with:
+          search_existing: all
+          update_existing: false
+          filename: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_template.md
       - name: GitHub App token
         id: github_app_token
         uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.6.0
@@ -89,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
           title-includes: '[RELEASE] Release version ${{ matrix.release_version }}'
       - name: Create Issue From File
-        if: steps.check_if_issue_exists.outputs.check-result =='false'
+        if: steps.check_if_issue_exists.issues == '[]'
         uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@v4
         with:
           title: '[RELEASE] Release version ${{ matrix.release_version }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/osd-release-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/osd-release-issues.yml
index 01a8893d92..a74a59ff32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osd-release-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osd-release-issues.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ jobs:
           - {repo: opensearch-dashboards-functional-test}
         release_version: ${{ fromJson(needs.list-manifest-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: dblock/create-a-github-issue@v3.0.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION: ${{ matrix.release_version }}
+        id: build-repo-release-issue
+        with:
+          search_existing: all
+          update_existing: false
+          filename: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_template.md
       - name: GitHub App token
         id: github_app_token
         uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.6.0
@@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
           title-includes: '[RELEASE] Release version ${{ matrix.release_version }}'
       - name: Create Issue From File
-        if: steps.check_if_issue_exists.outputs.check-result =='false'
+        if: steps.check_if_issue_exists.issues == '[]'
         uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@v4
         with:
           title: '[RELEASE] Release version ${{ matrix.release_version }}'