diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions_template_sync.yml b/.github/workflows/actions_template_sync.yml
index aba286df..1ae97ce1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions_template_sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions_template_sync.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: actions-template-sync
-        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1.1.9
+        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           source_repo_path: AndreasAugustin/template
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
index 67ad13f8..939642aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       tag_name:
         description: "The tag name"
         value: ${{ jobs.release_please.outputs.tag_name }}
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -19,10 +20,25 @@ jobs:
   release_please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      release_created: ${{ steps.release_please.outputs.release_created }}
-      tag_name: ${{ steps.release_please.outputs.tag_name }}
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
     steps:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release_please
+        id: release
         with:
           release-type: simple
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: tag major and minor versions
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        run: |
+          git config user.name github-actions[bot]
+          git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+          git remote add gh-token "https://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action.git"
+          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
+          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
+          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
+          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
+          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}"
+          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}"
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ee9c70d..02ecd97c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         #   submodules: true
 
       - name: actions-template-sync
-        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1.1.9
+        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           source_repo_path: <owner/repo>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
 
       - name: actions-template-sync
-        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1.1.9
+        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1
         with:
           github_token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
           source_repo_path: <owner/repo>
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: actions-template-sync
-        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1.1.9
+        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           source_repo_path: ${{ secrets.SOURCE_REPO_PATH }} # <owner/repo>, should be within secrets
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.CUSTOM_GITHUB_PAT }}
 
       - name: Test action step PAT
-        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1.1.9
+        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.CUSTOM_GITHUB_PAT }}
           source_repo_path: ${{ secrets.SOURCE_REPO_PATH }} # <owner/repo>, should be within secrets
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ hooks:
                token: ${{ secrets.<secret_name> }}
 
            - name: actions-template-sync
-             uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1.1.8
+             uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1
              with:
                github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
                source_repo_path: <owner/repo>
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ under the `Workflow permissions` section.
 
 ## Release Updates
 
-* :warning: starting with version v1.0.0 the `upstream_branch` variable default is not `main` anymore. It is now set to the remote default branch.
+* :warning: starting with version `v1` (`v1.0.0`) the `upstream_branch` variable default is not `main` anymore. It is now set to the remote default branch.
 * starting with version v0.5.2-draft the `templateversionrc` file is not needed anymore. You can delete that file from the target repositories.
 
 ## Debug