diff --git a/.github/workflows/_cut_rc.yml b/.github/workflows/_cut_rc.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d869a3dc0..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/_cut_rc.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Cut RC Branch
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-
-jobs:
-  cut-rc:
-    name: Cut RC branch
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
-        with:
-          ref: main
-
-      - name: Check if RC branch exists
-        run: |
-          remote_rc_branch_check=$(git ls-remote --heads origin rc | wc -l)
-          if [[ "${remote_rc_branch_check}" -gt 0 ]]; then
-            echo "Remote RC branch exists."
-            echo "Please delete current RC branch before running again."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Cut RC branch
-        run: |
-          git switch --quiet --create rc
-          git push --quiet --set-upstream origin rc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
index cda7c841f..1f58ffc55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
@@ -173,8 +173,26 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr merge $PR_NUMBER --squash --auto --delete-branch
 
   cut_rc:
-    name: Cut RC Branch
-    if: ${{ inputs.cut_rc_branch == true }}
+    name: Cut RC branch
     needs: bump_version
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/_cut_rc.yml
-    secrets: inherit
+    if: ${{ inputs.cut_rc_branch == true }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        with:
+          ref: main
+
+      - name: Check if RC branch exists
+        run: |
+          remote_rc_branch_check=$(git ls-remote --heads origin rc | wc -l)
+          if [[ "${remote_rc_branch_check}" -gt 0 ]]; then
+            echo "Remote RC branch exists."
+            echo "Please delete current RC branch before running again."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Cut RC branch
+        run: |
+          git switch --quiet --create rc
+          git push --quiet --set-upstream origin rc