diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release.yaml
index a1a270f..46199a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 #    devctl
 #
-#    https://github.com/giantswarm/devctl/blob/c90dd09846d2e87f1bad62d2089405b78da11a82/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/create_release.yaml.template
+#    https://github.com/giantswarm/devctl/blob/8960b8810d2fdb97543d84baa8b50ffa40da26a9/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/create_release.yaml.template
 #
 name: Create Release
 on:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=${version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Checkout code
         if: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version != '' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: Get project.go path
         id: get_project_go_path
         if: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version != '' }}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           tarball_binary_path: "*/src/${binary}"
           smoke_test: "${binary} --version"
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: Update project.go
         id: update_project_go
         env:
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
       upload_url: ${{ steps.create_gh_release.outputs.upload_url }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.sha }}
       - name: Ensure correct version in project.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
           tarball_binary_path: "*/src/${binary}"
           smoke_test: "${binary} --version"
       - name: Check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Clone the whole history, not just the most recent commit.
       - name: Fetch all tags and branches
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release_pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release_pr.yaml
index b388af5..1c85877 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release_pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release_pr.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 #    devctl
 #
-#    https://github.com/giantswarm/devctl/blob/7345de0273fb431a392dc15f53961b523dba2b5e/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/create_release_pr.yaml.template
+#    https://github.com/giantswarm/devctl/blob/43bd088e6bf64525a8e566fc1b0f4761a293afc4/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/create_release_pr.yaml.template
 #
 name: Create Release PR
 on:
@@ -136,12 +136,50 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "skip=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
+  prepare_release_pr:
+    name: Prepare release PR for Backstage project
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs:
+      - gather_facts
+    if: ${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.skip != 'true' && github.repository == 'giantswarm/backstage' }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.branch }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@39370e3970a6d050c480ffad4ff0ed4d3fdee5af # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+      - uses: borales/actions-yarn@3766bb1335b98fb13c60eaf358fe20811b730a88 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          cmd: install
+      - name: Prepare release PR
+        uses: borales/actions-yarn@3766bb1335b98fb13c60eaf358fe20811b730a88 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          cmd: release
+        env:
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.version }}
+      - name: Set up git identity
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "dev@giantswarm.io"
+          git config --local user.name "taylorbot"
+      - name: Create commit
+        env:
+          version: "${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.version }}"
+        run: |
+          git add -A
+          git commit -m "Prepare release v${{ env.version }}"
+      - name: Push changes
+        env:
+          remote_repo: "https://${{ github.actor }}:${{ secrets.TAYLORBOT_GITHUB_ACTION }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git"
+        run: |
+          git push "${remote_repo}" HEAD:${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.branch }}
   create_release_pr:
     name: Create release PR
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs:
       - gather_facts
-    if: ${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+      - prepare_release_pr
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.gather_facts.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
     env:
       architect_flags: "--organisation ${{ github.repository_owner }} --project ${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.repo_name }}"
     steps:
@@ -154,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
           binary: "architect"
           version: "6.17.0"
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.gather_facts.outputs.branch }}
       - name: Prepare release changes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.gitleaks.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.gitleaks.yaml
index 69609bf..ebc0803 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.gitleaks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.gitleaks.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 #    devctl
 #
-#    https://github.com/giantswarm/devctl/blob/1a381db95a01773e471818a4ce56ad16ad5d6111/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/gitleaks.yaml.template
+#    https://github.com/giantswarm/devctl/blob/8960b8810d2fdb97543d84baa8b50ffa40da26a9/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/gitleaks.yaml.template
 #
 name: gitleaks
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   gitleaks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+    - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: gitleaks-action
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.run_ossf_scorecard.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.run_ossf_scorecard.yaml
index 142589d..26f00cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.run_ossf_scorecard.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.run_ossf_scorecard.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 #    devctl
 #
-#    https://github.com/giantswarm/devctl/blob/515bdf66b25f68db4466f9fd8fa6104793785b78/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/run_ossf_scorecard.yaml.template
+#    https://github.com/giantswarm/devctl/blob/0a98d52f349ee9221b336515b877cd4a728ea9ca/pkg/gen/input/workflows/internal/file/run_ossf_scorecard.yaml.template
 #
 
 # This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. They are provided
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ jobs:
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@f0f3afee809481da311ca3a6ff1ff51d81dbeb24 # v3.26.4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 93a6674..c9860b6 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2016 - 2024 Giant Swarm GmbH
+   Copyright 2016 - 2025 Giant Swarm GmbH
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.