diff --git a/.github/workflows/prowler-release-preparation.yml b/.github/workflows/prowler-release-preparation.yml
index 6008a25795..93ec5dee8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prowler-release-preparation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prowler-release-preparation.yml
@@ -59,25 +59,157 @@ jobs:
           BRANCH_NAME="v${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}"
           echo "BRANCH_NAME=${BRANCH_NAME}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
 
-          # Calculate UI version (1.X.X format - matches Prowler minor version)
-          UI_VERSION="1.${MINOR_VERSION}.${PATCH_VERSION}"
-          echo "UI_VERSION=${UI_VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          # Function to extract the latest version from changelog
+          extract_latest_version() {
+            local changelog_file="$1"
+            if [ -f "$changelog_file" ]; then
+              # Extract the first version entry (most recent) from changelog
+              # Format: ## [version] (1.2.3) or ## [vversion] (v1.2.3)
+              local version=$(grep -m 1 '^## \[' "$changelog_file" | sed 's/^## \[\(.*\)\].*/\1/' | sed 's/^v//' | tr -d '[:space:]')
+              echo "$version"
+            else
+              echo ""
+            fi
+          }
 
-          # Calculate API version (1.X.X format - one minor version ahead)
-          API_MINOR_VERSION=$((MINOR_VERSION + 1))
-          API_VERSION="1.${API_MINOR_VERSION}.${PATCH_VERSION}"
+          # Read actual versions from changelogs (source of truth)
+          UI_VERSION=$(extract_latest_version "ui/CHANGELOG.md")
+          API_VERSION=$(extract_latest_version "api/CHANGELOG.md")
+          SDK_VERSION=$(extract_latest_version "prowler/CHANGELOG.md")
+
+          echo "UI_VERSION=${UI_VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
           echo "API_VERSION=${API_VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          echo "SDK_VERSION=${SDK_VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+
+          if [ -n "$UI_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Read UI version from changelog: $UI_VERSION"
+          else
+            echo "Warning: No UI version found in ui/CHANGELOG.md"
+          fi
+
+          if [ -n "$API_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Read API version from changelog: $API_VERSION"
+          else
+            echo "Warning: No API version found in api/CHANGELOG.md"
+          fi
+
+          if [ -n "$SDK_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Read SDK version from changelog: $SDK_VERSION"
+          else
+            echo "Warning: No SDK version found in prowler/CHANGELOG.md"
+          fi
 
           echo "Prowler version: $PROWLER_VERSION"
           echo "Branch name: $BRANCH_NAME"
           echo "UI version: $UI_VERSION"
           echo "API version: $API_VERSION"
+          echo "SDK version: $SDK_VERSION"
           echo "Is minor release: $([ $PATCH_VERSION -eq 0 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')"
         else
           echo "Invalid version syntax: '$PROWLER_VERSION' (must be N.N.N)" >&2
           exit 1
         fi
 
+    - name: Extract changelog entries
+      run: |
+        set -e
+
+        # Function to extract changelog for a specific version
+        extract_changelog() {
+          local file="$1"
+          local version="$2"
+          local output_file="$3"
+
+          if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+            echo "Warning: $file not found, skipping..."
+            touch "$output_file"
+            return
+          fi
+
+          # Extract changelog section for this version
+          awk -v version="$version" '
+            /^## \[v?'"$version"'\]/ { found=1; next }
+            found && /^## \[v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\]/ { found=0 }
+            found && !/^## \[v?'"$version"'\]/ { print }
+          ' "$file" > "$output_file"
+
+          # Remove --- separators
+          sed -i '/^---$/d' "$output_file"
+
+          # Remove trailing empty lines
+          sed -i '/^$/d' "$output_file"
+        }
+
+        # Calculate expected versions for this release
+        if [[ $PROWLER_VERSION =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+          EXPECTED_UI_VERSION="1.${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+          EXPECTED_API_VERSION="1.$((${BASH_REMATCH[2]} + 1)).${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+
+          echo "Expected UI version for this release: $EXPECTED_UI_VERSION"
+          echo "Expected API version for this release: $EXPECTED_API_VERSION"
+        fi
+
+        # Determine if components have changes for this specific release
+        # UI has changes if its current version matches what we expect for this release
+        if [ -n "$UI_VERSION" ] && [ "$UI_VERSION" = "$EXPECTED_UI_VERSION" ]; then
+          echo "HAS_UI_CHANGES=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "✓ UI changes detected - version matches expected: $UI_VERSION"
+          extract_changelog "ui/CHANGELOG.md" "$UI_VERSION" "ui_changelog.md"
+        else
+          echo "HAS_UI_CHANGES=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "ℹ No UI changes for this release (current: $UI_VERSION, expected: $EXPECTED_UI_VERSION)"
+          touch "ui_changelog.md"
+        fi
+
+        # API has changes if its current version matches what we expect for this release
+        if [ -n "$API_VERSION" ] && [ "$API_VERSION" = "$EXPECTED_API_VERSION" ]; then
+          echo "HAS_API_CHANGES=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "✓ API changes detected - version matches expected: $API_VERSION"
+          extract_changelog "api/CHANGELOG.md" "$API_VERSION" "api_changelog.md"
+        else
+          echo "HAS_API_CHANGES=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "ℹ No API changes for this release (current: $API_VERSION, expected: $EXPECTED_API_VERSION)"
+          touch "api_changelog.md"
+        fi
+
+        # SDK has changes if its current version matches the input version
+        if [ -n "$SDK_VERSION" ] && [ "$SDK_VERSION" = "$PROWLER_VERSION" ]; then
+          echo "HAS_SDK_CHANGES=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "✓ SDK changes detected - version matches input: $SDK_VERSION"
+          extract_changelog "prowler/CHANGELOG.md" "$PROWLER_VERSION" "prowler_changelog.md"
+        else
+          echo "HAS_SDK_CHANGES=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "ℹ No SDK changes for this release (current: $SDK_VERSION, input: $PROWLER_VERSION)"
+          touch "prowler_changelog.md"
+        fi
+
+        # Combine changelogs in order: UI, API, SDK
+        > combined_changelog.md
+
+        if [ "$HAS_UI_CHANGES" = "true" ] && [ -s "ui_changelog.md" ]; then
+          echo "## UI" >> combined_changelog.md
+          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
+          cat ui_changelog.md >> combined_changelog.md
+          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
+        fi
+
+        if [ "$HAS_API_CHANGES" = "true" ] && [ -s "api_changelog.md" ]; then
+          echo "## API" >> combined_changelog.md
+          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
+          cat api_changelog.md >> combined_changelog.md
+          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
+        fi
+
+        if [ "$HAS_SDK_CHANGES" = "true" ] && [ -s "prowler_changelog.md" ]; then
+          echo "## SDK" >> combined_changelog.md
+          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
+          cat prowler_changelog.md >> combined_changelog.md
+          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
+        fi
+
+        echo "Combined changelog preview:"
+        cat combined_changelog.md
+
     - name: Checkout existing branch for patch release
       if: ${{ env.PATCH_VERSION != '0' }}
       run: |
@@ -114,6 +246,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "✓ prowler/config/config.py version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
 
     - name: Verify version in api/pyproject.toml
+      if: ${{ env.HAS_API_CHANGES == 'true' }}
       run: |
         CURRENT_API_VERSION=$(grep '^version = ' api/pyproject.toml | sed -E 's/version = "([^"]+)"/\1/' | tr -d '[:space:]')
         API_VERSION_TRIMMED=$(echo "$API_VERSION" | tr -d '[:space:]')
@@ -124,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "✓ api/pyproject.toml version: $CURRENT_API_VERSION"
 
     - name: Verify prowler dependency in api/pyproject.toml
-      if: ${{ env.PATCH_VERSION != '0' }}
+      if: ${{ env.PATCH_VERSION != '0' && env.HAS_API_CHANGES == 'true' }}
       run: |
         CURRENT_PROWLER_REF=$(grep 'prowler @ git+https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler.git@' api/pyproject.toml | sed -E 's/.*@([^"]+)".*/\1/' | tr -d '[:space:]')
         BRANCH_NAME_TRIMMED=$(echo "$BRANCH_NAME" | tr -d '[:space:]')
@@ -135,6 +268,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "✓ api/pyproject.toml prowler dependency: $CURRENT_PROWLER_REF"
 
     - name: Verify version in api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
+      if: ${{ env.HAS_API_CHANGES == 'true' }}
       run: |
         CURRENT_API_VERSION=$(grep 'spectacular_settings.VERSION = ' api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py | sed -E 's/.*spectacular_settings.VERSION = "([^"]+)".*/\1/' | tr -d '[:space:]')
         API_VERSION_TRIMMED=$(echo "$API_VERSION" | tr -d '[:space:]')
@@ -162,12 +296,11 @@ jobs:
         CURRENT_PROWLER_REF=$(grep 'prowler @ git+https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler.git@' api/pyproject.toml | sed -E 's/.*@([^"]+)".*/\1/' | tr -d '[:space:]')
         BRANCH_NAME_TRIMMED=$(echo "$BRANCH_NAME" | tr -d '[:space:]')
 
-        # Create a temporary branch for the PR
+        # Create a temporary branch for the PR from the minor version branch
         TEMP_BRANCH="update-api-dependency-$BRANCH_NAME_TRIMMED-$(date +%s)"
         echo "TEMP_BRANCH=$TEMP_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-        # Switch back to master and create temp branch
-        git checkout master
+        # Create temp branch from the current minor version branch
         git checkout -b "$TEMP_BRANCH"
 
         # Minor release: update the dependency to use the release branch
@@ -221,69 +354,6 @@ jobs:
           component/api
           no-changelog
 
-    - name: Extract changelog entries
-      run: |
-        set -e
-
-        # Function to extract changelog for a specific version
-        extract_changelog() {
-          local file="$1"
-          local version="$2"
-          local output_file="$3"
-
-          if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
-            echo "Warning: $file not found, skipping..."
-            touch "$output_file"
-            return
-          fi
-
-          # Extract changelog section for this version
-          awk -v version="$version" '
-            /^## \[v?'"$version"'\]/ { found=1; next }
-            found && /^## \[v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\]/ { found=0 }
-            found && !/^## \[v?'"$version"'\]/ { print }
-          ' "$file" > "$output_file"
-
-          # Remove --- separators
-          sed -i '/^---$/d' "$output_file"
-
-          # Remove trailing empty lines
-          sed -i '/^$/d' "$output_file"
-        }
-
-        # Extract changelogs
-        echo "Extracting changelog entries..."
-        extract_changelog "prowler/CHANGELOG.md" "$PROWLER_VERSION" "prowler_changelog.md"
-        extract_changelog "api/CHANGELOG.md" "$API_VERSION" "api_changelog.md"
-        extract_changelog "ui/CHANGELOG.md" "$UI_VERSION" "ui_changelog.md"
-
-        # Combine changelogs in order: UI, API, SDK
-        > combined_changelog.md
-
-        if [ -s "ui_changelog.md" ]; then
-          echo "## UI" >> combined_changelog.md
-          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
-          cat ui_changelog.md >> combined_changelog.md
-          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
-        fi
-
-        if [ -s "api_changelog.md" ]; then
-          echo "## API" >> combined_changelog.md
-          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
-          cat api_changelog.md >> combined_changelog.md
-          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
-        fi
-
-        if [ -s "prowler_changelog.md" ]; then
-          echo "## SDK" >> combined_changelog.md
-          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
-          cat prowler_changelog.md >> combined_changelog.md
-          echo "" >> combined_changelog.md
-        fi
-
-        echo "Combined changelog preview:"
-        cat combined_changelog.md
-
     - name: Create draft release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@72f2c25fcb47643c292f7107632f7a47c1df5cd8 # v2.3.2
       with:
@@ -291,7 +361,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Prowler ${{ env.PROWLER_VERSION }}
         body_path: combined_changelog.md
         draft: true
-        target_commitish: ${{ env.PATCH_VERSION == '0' && 'master' || env.BRANCH_NAME }}
+        target_commitish: ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}