diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index cfe4ba3..a934f7c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -105,11 +105,26 @@ runs:
 
       run: gh label create "$LABEL_NAME" --force --color "$LABEL_COLOR" --description "$LABEL_DESCRIPTION"
 
+    - name: Get branch name
+      id: get-branch-name
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        TARGET_ENV: ${{ steps.get-environment.outputs.environment }}
+      run: |
+
+        if [ $TARGET_ENV == "production" ]; then
+          BRANCH_NAME="prod-release"
+        else
+          BRANCH_NAME=update-${{ steps.get-environment.outputs.environment }}-${{ inputs.component-name }}
+        fi
+
+        echo "TARGET_BRANCH=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
     - name: Create branch if not exists
       shell: bash
       env:
         TARGET_FILE: ${{ inputs.component-name }}/${{ steps.find-target-file.outputs.target_file }}
-        TARGET_BRANCH: update-${{ steps.get-environment.outputs.environment }}-${{ inputs.component-name }}
+        TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ steps.get-branch-name.outputs.TARGET_BRANCH }}
       run: |
 
         # Do not create a new branch if the branch already exists
@@ -138,7 +153,9 @@ runs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
         FULL_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ inputs.image-tag }}
         TARGET_FILE: ${{ inputs.component-name }}/${{ steps.find-target-file.outputs.target_file }}
-        TARGET_BRANCH: update-${{ steps.get-environment.outputs.environment }}-${{ inputs.component-name }}
+        TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ steps.get-branch-name.outputs.TARGET_BRANCH }}
+        GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+        GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
       run: |
 
 
@@ -146,10 +163,11 @@ runs:
 
         echo "#########################################################################################" > $TARGET_FILE
         echo "# This file was automatically generated by the auto-deploy action. Do not edit manually.#" >> $TARGET_FILE
-        echo -e "#########################################################################################\n" >> $TARGET_FILE
+        echo "#########################################################################################" >> $TARGET_FILE
+        echo "# GITHUB_REPOSITORY: $GITHUB_REPOSITORY" >> $TARGET_FILE
 
         export IMAGE_TAG="${FULL_IMAGE_TAG##*:}"  # Removes everything up to and including the last colon
-        export GITHUB_REPO_URL="${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}"
+        export GITHUB_REPO_URL="$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
 
         # Initialize the YAML output
         yq -i '
@@ -184,7 +202,7 @@ runs:
         LABEL_NAME: auto-deploy
         TARGET_ENV: ${{ steps.get-environment.outputs.environment }}
         TARGET_FILE: ${{ steps.find-target-file.outputs.target_file }}
-        HEAD_BRANCH: update-${{ steps.get-environment.outputs.environment }}-${{ inputs.component-name }}
+        HEAD_BRANCH: ${{ steps.get-branch-name.outputs.TARGET_BRANCH }}
         IS_COMMIT: ${{ steps.commit.outputs.commit }}
       run: |
         # reset the local changes and pull changes from the remote branch (Because we are using the REST API to commit changes and not the git cli)
@@ -196,7 +214,9 @@ runs:
           if [[ $(gh pr list --state open --base main --head $HEAD_BRANCH) ]]; then
             echo "PR already exists"
           else
-            if [ $TARGET_ENV == "production" ] || [ $TARGET_ENV == "staging" ]; then
+            if [ $TARGET_ENV == "production" ]; then
+              export pr_url=$(gh pr create --title "Production release" --body "Populating PR description with release notes :clock130: ..." --base main --head $HEAD_BRANCH)
+            elif [ $TARGET_ENV == "staging" ]; then
               export pr_url=$(gh pr create --title "chore: Update ${{ inputs.component-name }} image tag in ${{ steps.get-environment.outputs.environment }}" --body "This PR was automatically created by the auto-deploy action" --base main --head $HEAD_BRANCH)
             else
               export pr_url=$(gh pr create --title "chore: Update ${{ inputs.component-name }} image tag in ${{ steps.get-environment.outputs.environment }}" --body "This PR was automatically created by the auto-deploy action" --base main --head $HEAD_BRANCH --label $LABEL_NAME)