diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot-pr.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e73f42e..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot-pr.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-name: Dependabot auto-merge
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - synchronize
-
-jobs:
-  tests:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-  dependabot:
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    name: Auto-merge Dependabot PR
-    runs-on: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_OS }}
-    needs: tests
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        # (fixes, features but not major upgrades!)
-        if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'}}
-        run: gh pr merge --auto -d -r "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.RTLDEV_MW_CI_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4a12e84..02b2c4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,59 +2,13 @@ name: Release
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - "master"
+      - master
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: "Build"
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-
   release:
-    name: Release
-    runs-on: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_OS }}
-    needs: build
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      issues: write
-      deployments: write
-    container:
-      image: perldocker/perl-tester:latest
+    uses: centralnicgroup-opensource/rtldev-middleware-shareable-workflows/.github/workflows/release.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      requestedFrom: perl-sdk
 
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Setup NodeJS ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_NODE_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_NODE_VERSION }}
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: "npm"
-      - name: APT Packages
-        run: apt install -y perl-doc ctags perltidy lsb-release
-      - name: SW Versions
-        run: |
-          lsb_release -a
-          node -v
-          npm -v
-          perl -V
-      - name: install perl dependencies
-        run: |
-          cpm install -g --no-test --show-build-log-on-failure --cpanfile cpanfile
-          perl Makefile.PL
-          make
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-      - name: Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RTLDEV_MW_CI_TOKEN }}
-          CPAN_USER: ${{ secrets.CPAN_USER }}
-          CPAN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CPAN_PASSWORD }}
-          TEAMS_NOTIFICATION_URI: ${{ secrets.RTLDEV_MW_CI_NOTIFICATION_URI }}
-          COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
-        # we are root as of perl-tester image, npx won't invoke with root rights
-        run: ./node_modules/.bin/semantic-release
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 56eb532..16ede6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,55 +1,12 @@
-name: Linting & Coverage
-
+name: Dependabot auto-merge & tests
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    name: 🧪 Linting
-    runs-on: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_OS }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    container:
-      image: perldocker/perl-tester:latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: APT Packages
-        run: apt install -y perl-doc ctags perltidy
-      - name: Super Linter Code Base
-        uses: github/super-linter/slim@v5
-        env:
-          FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE: "/lib/*|/t/*|/scripts/.*.sh|updateVersion.sh"
-          DEFAULT_BRANCH: master
-          VALIDATE_PERL: true
-          VALIDATE_BASH: true
-          VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-  test_matrix:
-    name: 🧪 Testing
-    needs: test
-    runs-on: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_OS }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    container:
-      image: perldocker/perl-tester:${{ matrix.perl-version }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        perl-version: ${{ fromJson(vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_PERL_MATRIX) }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: APT Packages
-        run: apt install -y perl-doc ctags perltidy
-      - name: Generate Coverage Report
-        run: |
-          cpm install -g --no-test --show-build-log-on-failure --cpanfile cpanfile
-          ./scripts/coverage.sh
+  tests:
+    uses: centralnicgroup-opensource/rtldev-middleware-shareable-workflows/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot-pr.yml
+    with:
+      requestedFrom: perl-sdk