diff --git a/.github/workflows/_publish_to_pypi.yaml b/.github/workflows/_publish_to_pypi.yaml
index 323bc55f9..ecb80034b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_publish_to_pypi.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_publish_to_pypi.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ name: Publish to PyPI
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
+      package_name:
+        required: true
+        type: string
       version_number:
         required: true
         type: string
+      is_prerelease:
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: 3.12
@@ -19,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write # Required for OIDC authentication.
     environment:
       name: pypi
-      url: https://pypi.org/project/crawlee
+      url: https://pypi.org/project/${{ inputs.package_name }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -38,10 +44,9 @@ jobs:
       # Updates the version number in the project's configuration.
       - name: Set version in pyproject.toml
         run: |
-          if [[ ${{ github.event_name }} = push ]]; then
-            # Make a pre-release on push
+          if [ -n "${{ inputs.is_prerelease }}" ]; then
             next_beta=$(
-              curl "https://pypi.org/pypi/crawlee/json" | jq --raw-output '
+              curl "https://pypi.org/pypi/${{ inputs.package_name }}/json" | jq --raw-output '
                 [
                   .releases |
                     keys |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6fa7caab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+name: Create a pre-release
+
+on:
+  # Trigger a beta version release (pre-release) on push to the master branch.
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - use-release-metadata-action # TODO
+    tags-ignore:
+      - "**" # Ignore all tags to prevent duplicate builds when tags are pushed.
+
+jobs:
+  release_metadata:
+    name: Prepare release metadata
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version_number: ${{ steps.release_metadata.version_number }}
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.release_metada.tag_name }}
+      changelog: ${{ steps.release_metadata.changelog }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: apify/workflows/release-metadata@release-metadata-action
+        id: release_metadata
+        name: Prepare release metadata
+        with:
+          release_type: prerelease
+
+  lint_check:
+    name: Lint check
+    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_lint_check.yaml@main
+
+  type_check:
+    name: Type check
+    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_type_check.yaml@main
+
+  unit_tests:
+    name: Unit tests
+    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_unit_tests.yaml@main
+
+  update_changelog:
+    name: Update changelog
+    needs: [release_metadata, lint_check, type_check, unit_tests]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changelog_commitish: ${{ steps.commit.commit_long_sha || github.sha }}
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.12
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.APIFY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install poetry
+        run: pipx install --python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }} poetry
+
+      - name: Update package version in pyproject.toml
+        run: poetry version ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.version_number }}
+
+      - name: Update CHANGELOG.md
+        uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action@master
+        with:
+          path: CHANGELOG.md
+          write-mode: overwrite
+          contents: ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.changelog }}
+
+      - name: Commit changes
+        id: commit
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
+        with:
+          author_name: Apify Release Bot
+          author_email: noreply@apify.com
+          message: "chore(release): Update changelog and package version [skip ci]"
+
+  publish_to_pypi:
+    name: Publish to PyPI
+    needs: [release_metadata, update_changelog]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_publish_to_pypi.yaml
+    with:
+      package_name: crawlee
+      version_number: ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.version_number }}
+      is_prerelease: "yes"
+
+  # TODO: add job for publish package to Conda
+  # https://github.com/apify/crawlee-python/issues/104
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be08696e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+name: Create a release
+
+on:
+  # Trigger a stable version release via GitHub's UI, with the ability to specify the type of release.
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_type:
+        description: Release type
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        default: auto
+        options:
+          - auto
+          - custom
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+      custom_version:
+        description: The custom version to bump to (only for "custom" type)
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+
+jobs:
+  release_metadata:
+    name: Prepare release metadata
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version_number: ${{ steps.release_metadata.version_number }}
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.release_metada.tag_name }}
+      changelog: ${{ steps.release_metadata.changelog }}
+      release_notes:: ${{ steps.release_metadata.release_notes }}
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'docs') && !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci')"
+    steps:
+      - uses: apify/workflows/release-metadata@release-metadata-action
+        name: Prepare release metadata
+        id: release_metadata
+        with:
+          release_type: ${{ inputs.release_type }}
+          custom_version: ${{ inputs.custom_version }}
+
+  lint_check:
+    name: Lint check
+    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_lint_check.yaml@main
+
+  type_check:
+    name: Type check
+    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_type_check.yaml@main
+
+  unit_tests:
+    name: Unit tests
+    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_unit_tests.yaml@main
+
+  update_changelog:
+    name: Update changelog
+    needs: [release_metadata, lint_check, type_check, unit_tests]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changelog_commitish: ${{ steps.commit.commit_long_sha || github.sha }}
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.12
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.APIFY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install poetry
+        run: pipx install --python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }} poetry
+
+      - name: Update package version in pyproject.toml
+        run: poetry version ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.version_number }}
+
+      - name: Update CHANGELOG.md
+        uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action@master
+        with:
+          path: CHANGELOG.md
+          write-mode: overwrite
+          contents: ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.changelog }}
+
+      - name: Commit changes
+        id: commit
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
+        with:
+          author_name: Apify Release Bot
+          author_email: noreply@apify.com
+          message: "chore(release): Update changelog and package version [skip ci]"
+
+  create_github_release:
+    name: Create github release
+    needs: [release_metadata, update_changelog]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.tag_name }}
+          name: ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.version_number }}
+          target_commitish: ${{ needs.update_changelog.outputs.changelog_commitish }}
+          body: ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.release_notes }}
+
+  publish_to_pypi:
+    name: Publish to PyPI
+    needs: [release_metadata, update_changelog]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_publish_to_pypi.yaml
+    with:
+      package_name: crawlee
+      version_number: ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.version_number }}
+      is_prerelease: ''
+
+  # TODO: add job for publish package to Conda
+  # https://github.com/apify/crawlee-python/issues/104
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_release.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 154616e1a..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/run_release.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,175 +0,0 @@
-name: Run release
-
-on:
-  # Trigger a beta version release (pre-release) on push to the master branch.
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    tags-ignore:
-      - "**" # Ignore all tags to prevent duplicate builds when tags are pushed.
-
-  # Trigger a stable version release via GitHub's UI, with the ability to specify the type of release.
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      release_type:
-        description: Release type
-        required: true
-        type: choice
-        default: auto
-        options:
-          - auto
-          - custom
-      custom_version:
-        description: The custom version to bump to (only for "custom" type)
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ""
-
-jobs:
-  # This job determines if the conditions are met for a release to occur. It will proceed if triggered manually,
-  # for any published release, or if the commit on push does not begin with "docs" or "chore".
-  should_release:
-    name: Check whether to release
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-      (
-        github.event_name == 'push' &&
-        !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'docs') &&
-        !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci')
-      )
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    outputs:
-      version_number: ${{ steps.version_number.outputs.result }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Locally remove beta tags
-        run: |
-          git tag | grep 'b[0-9]' | xargs git tag --delete
-
-      - name: Install git-cliff
-        run: pip install git-cliff
-
-      - name: Determine version number
-        id: version_number
-        run: |
-          if [[ '${{ github.event_name }}' = workflow_dispatch && '${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}' = custom ]]; then
-            echo result=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_version }} | sed s/^v//) | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo result=$(git-cliff --bumped-version | sed s/^v//) | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
-  lint_check:
-    name: Lint check
-    needs: [should_release]
-    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_lint_check.yaml@main
-
-  type_check:
-    name: Type check
-    needs: [should_release]
-    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_type_check.yaml@main
-
-  unit_tests:
-    name: Unit tests
-    needs: [should_release]
-    uses: apify/workflows/.github/workflows/python_unit_tests.yaml@main
-
-  update_changelog:
-    name: Update changelog
-    needs: [should_release, lint_check, type_check, unit_tests]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      id-token: write # Required for OIDC authentication.
-    outputs:
-      changelog_commitish: ${{ steps.commit.commit_long_sha || github.sha }}
-    env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.12
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{ secrets.APIFY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Locally remove beta tags
-        run: |
-          git tag | grep 'b[0-9]' | xargs git tag --delete
-
-      - name: Install git-cliff
-        run: pip install git-cliff
-
-      - name: Generate changelog with git-cliff
-        run: |
-          if [[ ${{ github.event_name }} = workflow_dispatch ]]; then
-            git-cliff --tag v${{ needs.should_release.outputs.version_number }} > CHANGELOG.md
-          else
-            git-cliff --with-tag-message v${{ needs.should_release.outputs.version_number }} > CHANGELOG.md
-          fi
-
-      - name: Install poetry
-        run: pipx install --python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }} poetry
-
-      - name: Update package version in pyproject.toml
-        run: poetry version ${{ needs.should_release.outputs.version_number }}
-
-      - name: Commit changes
-        id: commit
-        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
-        with:
-          author_name: Apify Release Bot
-          author_email: noreply@apify.com
-          message: "chore(release): Update changelog and package version [skip ci]"
-
-  create_github_release:
-    name: Create github release
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    needs: [should_release, lint_check, type_check, unit_tests, update_changelog]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Locally remove beta tags
-        run: |
-          git tag | grep 'b[0-9]' | xargs git tag --delete
-
-      - name: Install git-cliff
-        run: pip install git-cliff
-
-      - name: Generate release notes with git-cliff
-        run: git-cliff --tag "v${{ needs.should_release.outputs.version_number }}" --unreleased --strip all > release_notes.md
-
-      - name: Create release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: v${{ needs.should_release.outputs.version_number }}
-          name: ${{ needs.should_release.outputs.version_number }}
-          target_commitish: ${{ needs.update_changelog.outputs.changelog_commitish }}
-          body_path: release_notes.md
-
-  publish_to_pypi:
-    name: Publish to PyPI
-    needs: [should_release, lint_check, type_check, unit_tests]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/_publish_to_pypi.yaml
-    with:
-      version_number: ${{ needs.should_release.outputs.version_number }}
-
-  # TODO: add job for publish package to Conda
-  # https://github.com/apify/crawlee-python/issues/104