diff --git a/.github/scripts/verify_is_on_release_branch.sh b/.github/scripts/verify_is_on_release_branch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7730282f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/verify_is_on_release_branch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script verifies, that the current branch name starts with 'release-'
+
+CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+if [[ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" == release-* ]]; then
+	echo "Branch name starts with 'release-'."
+else
+	echo "Branch name does not start with 'release-'."
+	exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 8944e0da..010c282a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -12,27 +12,17 @@ jobs:
   verify-release:
     name: Verify the release branch, tag and version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Check if the desired version is valid
         run: .github/scripts/check_version_format.sh
+
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Verify that the current branch has a name that starts with 'release-'
-        run: |
-          CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-          if [[ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" == release-* ]]; then
-            echo "Branch name starts with 'release-'."
-          else
-            echo "Branch name does not start with 'release-'."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Check image Tag
-        run: ./scripts/check_tag_info.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
+        run: .github/scripts/verify_is_on_release_branch.sh
 
   create-draft:
     name: Create draft release
diff --git a/scripts/check_tag_info.sh b/scripts/check_tag_info.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 28a5c8b9..00000000
--- a/scripts/check_tag_info.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-##############################
-# Check tags in security-scan-config.yaml
-# Image Tag, rc-tag
-##############################
-
-
-# Get release version
-DESIRED_TAG="${1:-"main"}"
-
-# Get eventing-manager tag from sec-scanners-config.yaml
-SEC_SCAN_TO_CHECK="${2:-europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/eventing-manager}"
-IMAGE_TAG=$(cat sec-scanners-config.yaml | grep "${SEC_SCAN_TO_CHECK}" | cut -d : -f 2)
-
-# Get rc-tag
-RC_TAG_TO_CHECK="${3:-rc-tag}"
-RC_TAG=$(cat sec-scanners-config.yaml | grep "${RC_TAG_TO_CHECK}" | cut -d : -f 2 | xargs)
-
-# Check IMAGE_TAG and required image tag
-if [[ "$IMAGE_TAG" != "$DESIRED_TAG" ]] || [[ "$RC_TAG" != "$DESIRED_TAG" ]]; then
-  # ERROR: Tag issue
-  echo "Tags are not correct:
-  - wanted: $DESIRED_TAG
-  - security-scanner image tag: $IMAGE_TAG
-  - rc-tag: $RC_TAG"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# OK: Everything is fine
-echo "Tags are correct"
-exit 0