diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-branches.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bea403f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-branches.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'The release version in X.x.m format e.g. 12.3.2'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      remote:
+        description: 'Update submodules to latest version from remote. Defaults to false, appropriate for a normal release'
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+      tag:
+        description: "Commit to branch release from. Defaults to 'HEAD', appropriate for a normal release. May need to set specific TAG here for patch release"
+        default: "HEAD"
+        type: string
+      create_epics_branches:
+        description: 'Create release branches for EPICS and submodules'
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+      create_ibex_gui_branch:
+        description: 'Create release branch for IBEX GUI'
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+      create_script_gen_branch:
+        description: 'Create release branch for the Script Generator'
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+      create_uktena_branch:
+        description: 'Create release branch for Uktena Python distribution'
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
+  VERSION: ${github.event.inputs.version}
+  REMOTE: ${github.event.inputs.remote}
+  TAG: ${github.event.inputs.tag}
+  EPICS: ${github.event.inputs.create_epics_branches}
+  IBEX_GUI: ${github.event.inputs.create_ibex_gui_branch}
+  SCRIPT_GENERATOR: ${github.event.inputs.create_script_gen_branch}
+  UKTENA: ${github.event.inputs.create_uktena_branch}
+
+jobs:
+  create_release_branches:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+      - run: python -m pip install -r release_scripts/requirements.txt
+      - run: python --version ${github.event.inputs.version}
diff --git a/release_scripts/branches.py b/release_scripts/branches.py
index 906e552e..8eaf47bd 100644
--- a/release_scripts/branches.py
+++ b/release_scripts/branches.py
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@
 EPICS_REPO_URL = "https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/EPICS.git"
 IBEX_REPO_URL = "https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/ibex_gui.git"
 UKTENA_URL = "https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/uktena.git"
-JSON_BOURNE_URL = "https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/JSON_bourne.git"
 
 EPICS_DIR = "EPICS"
 IBEX_DIR = "IBEX"
 SCRIPT_GEN_DIR = "SCRIPT_GEN"
 UKTENA_DIR = "UKTENA"
-JSON_BOURNE_DIR = "JSON_bourne"
 
 INSTETC_TEMPLATE_LOCAL_PATH = os.path.join(
     "INSTETC", "INSTETC-IOC-01App", "Db", "svn-revision.db.tmpl"
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ def create(self, url: str, dir: str, branch_name: str, submodules: bool = False)
         logging.info(f"Cloning '{url}' into '{dir}'.")
         self.repo = git.Repo.clone_from(url=url, to_path=dir)
         if branch_name in self.repo.references:
-            logging.error(f"Branch name '{branch_name}' " f"already exists for repo '{url}'.")
+            logging.error(f"Branch name '{branch_name}' already exists for repo '{url}'.")
             sys.exit(1)
 
         source = os.getenv("TAG")
@@ -266,8 +264,3 @@ def push(self, submodules: bool = False) -> None:
         uktena = ReleaseBranch()
         uktena.create(UKTENA_URL, UKTENA_DIR, f"Release_{args.version}")
         uktena.push()
-
-    if os.getenv("JSON_BOURNE") == "true":
-        json_bourne = ReleaseBranch()
-        json_bourne.create(JSON_BOURNE_URL, JSON_BOURNE_DIR, f"Release_{args.version}")
-        json_bourne.push()
diff --git a/release_scripts/requirements.txt b/release_scripts/requirements.txt
index 05a50189..64b1adae 100644
--- a/release_scripts/requirements.txt
+++ b/release_scripts/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-# Used for Python on Linux Jenkins node.
-
-###### Requirements without Version Specifiers ######
 GitPython
-
-###### Requirements with Version Specifiers ######