diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dc95a064d07..b93b858f319 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -97,28 +97,18 @@ jobs:
           # Full git history is needed to get a proper list of commits and tags
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Update action.yml release version number
-        uses: fjogeleit/yaml-update-action@main
-        with:
-          valueFile: 'action.yaml'
-          propertyPath: 'runs.image'
-          value: docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          commitChange: true
-          message: update action.yml version pointer
-          branch: main
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Update action.yml
+        run: yq '.runs.image = "docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"' -i action.yml
 
-      - name: Update slim/action.yml release version number
-        uses: fjogeleit/yaml-update-action@main
-        with:
-          valueFile: 'slim/action.yaml'
-          propertyPath: 'runs.image'
-          value: docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:slim-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          commitChange: true
-          message: update slim/action.yml version pointer
-          branch: main
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Update slim/action.yml
+        run: yq '.runs.image = "docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:slim-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"' -i slim/action.yml
 
+      - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9 # You can change this to use a specific version.
+        with:
+          add: 'action.yml slim/action.yml'
+          default_author: github_actions
+          message: 'Automated update of action.yml and slim/action.yml version numbers'
+          
       # We use ^{} to recursively deference the tag to get the commit the tag is pointing at.
       # Then, we use that reference to create new tags, so that the new tags point to the commit
       # the original tag was pointing to, and not to the original tag.