diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_template.md
index 89b8e60fd8..c8a61acf84 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_template.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_template.md
@@ -98,15 +98,11 @@ Release blog is ready | :red_circle: | |
- [ ] [Release Labeled Issues](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#release-labeled-issues).
- [ ] [Go or No-Go](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#go-or-no-go).
-- [ ] [Promote Repos](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#promote-repos).
-- [ ] [Promote artifacts](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#promote-artifacts).
- [ ] [Release Notes](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#release-notes).
### [Release](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#main-release) - _Ends {__REPLACE_RELEASE-day}_
-- [ ] [Maven Promotion](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#maven-promotion).
-- [ ] [Docker Promotion](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#docker-promotion).
-- [ ] [Release Validation](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#release-validation).
+- [ ] [Central Promotion Workflow](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Central-Release-Promotion-Workflow).
- [ ] [Collaboration with the Project Management Team](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#collaboration-with-the-project-management-team).
### [Release Checklist](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/wiki/Releasing-the-Distribution#release-checklist).
@@ -145,14 +141,6 @@ Release blog is ready | :red_circle: | |
- [ ] Advertise on Social Media.
- [ ] Post on public slack and Github Release issue.
-### Post-Release activities
-- [ ] Release Tags.
-- [ ] Input Manifest Update.
-- [ ] OpenSearch Build Release notes.
-- [ ] Retrospective Issue.
-- [ ] Helm and Ansible Playbook release.
-- [ ] Upcoming Release Preparation.
-
diff --git a/docs/Releasing-the-Distribution.md b/docs/Releasing-the-Distribution.md
index ef1e0b3538..c37e364bc0 100644
--- a/docs/Releasing-the-Distribution.md
+++ b/docs/Releasing-the-Distribution.md
@@ -312,7 +312,21 @@ Verify all issues labeled with this release have been resolved. Coordinate with
Get the Go / No-Go votes from project management committee (PMC) before staging the release artifacts for production publishing process,
-#### Promote Repos
+
+#### Release Notes
+
+Coordinate with the plugin teams and create a consolidates release notes. Sample [PR](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/pull/3532). Release manager can check if a plugin team has created a release notes or not using the [release notes tracker tool](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/tree/main/src/release_notes_workflow). Sample [run](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/release-notes-tracker/).
+
+
+### Main Release
+
+Release the artifacts to production distribution channels, update the website and inform the community of the release.
+
+#### Central Release Promotion Workflow
+
+The [central release promotion workflow ](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/central-release-promotion/) consist of multiple child workflows such as:
+
+* *Promote Repos* : Publishes DEBIAN and RPM repositories.
| Repo | OpenSearch (Sample Runs) | OpenSearch Dashboards (Sample Runs) |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
@@ -320,7 +334,7 @@ Get the Go / No-Go votes from project management committee (PMC) before staging
| APT | [apt-os](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-repos/) | [apt-osd](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-repos/49/) |
-#### Promote Artifacts
+* *Promote Artifacts*: Promotes below artifacts:
| Artifacts | OpenSearch (Sample Runs) | OpenSearch Dashboards (Sample Runs) |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
@@ -329,21 +343,12 @@ Get the Go / No-Go votes from project management committee (PMC) before staging
| TAR | [os-tar-arm64](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-artifacts/243/), [os-tar-x64](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-artifacts/246/) | [osd-tar-arm64](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-artifacts/245/), [osd-tar-x64](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-artifacts/244/) |
| RPM | [os-rpm-arm64](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-artifacts/239/), [os-rpm-x64](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-artifacts/240/) | [osd-rpm-arm64](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-artifacts/241/), [osd-rpm-x64](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-promote-artifacts/242/) |
+* *Maven Promotion* : Promote OpenSearch to maven central, trigger the `publish-to-maven workflow` (Ref [Release Workflows](#release-workflows)), sample [run](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/publish-to-maven/17/console).
-#### Release Notes
-
-Coordinate with the plugin teams and create a consolidates release notes. Sample [PR](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/pull/3532). Release manager can check if a plugin team has created a release notes or not using the [release notes tracker tool](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/tree/main/src/release_notes_workflow). Sample [run](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/release-notes-tracker/).
+* *Docker Promotion* : Publish the images to docker and ECR, trigger the `docker promotion workflow` (Ref [Release Workflows](#release-workflows)), sample [run](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/docker-promotion/32/console).
+* *Distribution Validation* : Use the validation workflow (Ref [Release Workflows](#release-workflows)) to validate the published artifacts, sample [validation workflow run](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-validation/3/console).
-### Main Release
-
-Release the artifacts to production distribution channels, update the website and inform the community of the release.
-
-#### Maven Promotion
-Promote OpenSearch to maven, trigger the `publish-to-maven workflow` (Ref [Release Workflows](#release-workflows)), sample [run](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/publish-to-maven/17/console).
-
-#### Docker Promotion
-Publish the images to docker and ECR, trigger the `docker promotion workflow` (Ref [Release Workflows](#release-workflows)), sample [run](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/docker-promotion/32/console).
#### Collaboration with the Project Management Team
@@ -361,10 +366,6 @@ Coordinate with the documentation website team to ensure the changes are in plac
Coordinate with the project management team to ensure the social media advertisement is completed.
-#### Release Validation
-
-Use the validation workflow (Ref [Release Workflows](#release-workflows)) to validate the published artifacts, sample [validation workflow run](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/distribution-validation/3/console).
-
### Release Checklist
Please update the checklist either in the release issue body or as a new comment to the release issue. By following and updating the release checklist, we can ensure the success of the release. Sample release checklist for [2.9.0 release](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/issues/3616#issuecomment-1646312725).