diff --git a/.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml b/.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml
index debbfb76..f10f4b27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ jobs:
           runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full/x86_64/22.08
           /bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh # Run pre-build automation tasks
 
-      - name: Setting branch in the manifest
-        run: |
-          sed -i "s/THISBRANCH/$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)/g" net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
-          echo "Branch name is: $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
-
       - name: Build flatpak
         run: |
           git config --global protocol.file.allow always
@@ -117,4 +112,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: retrodeck-flatpak
           path: RetroDECK.flatpak
-        continue-on-error: true
\ No newline at end of file
+        continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-selfhosted.yml b/.github/workflows/main-selfhosted.yml
index 7cd7e44f..47381d0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-selfhosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-selfhosted.yml
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ jobs:
           runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full/x86_64/22.08
           /bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh # Run pre-build automation tasks
 
-      - name: Setting branch in the manifest
-        run: |
-          sed -i "s/branch: THISBRANCH/branch: $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)/g" net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
-          echo "Branch name is: $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"  
-
       - name: Read manifest content
         id: read_manifest
         run: echo "::set-output name=file_content::$(cat net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml)"
diff --git a/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg b/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg
index f1624f43..98321389 100644
--- a/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg
+++ b/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # The proper format for this file is
 # ACTION^PLACEHOLDERTEXT^URL^REPO(Optional)
+branch^THISBRANCH
 # hash^DOOMSHAPLACEHOLDER^https://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/cores/DOOM/Doom%20%28Shareware%29.zip
 hash^VITASHAPLACEHOLDER^https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K/releases/download/continuous/ubuntu-latest.zip
 hash^DUCKSTATIONSHAPLACEHOLDER^https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases/download/preview/DuckStation-x64.AppImage
diff --git a/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh b/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh
index 637c3f95..f4d56c62 100644
--- a/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh
+++ b/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 rd_manifest=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
 automation_task_list=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg
+current_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
 echo "Manifest location: $rd_manifest"
 echo "Automation task list location: $automation_task_list"
@@ -23,10 +24,17 @@ echo "Task list contents:"
 cat "$automation_task_list"
 echo
 
+# Update all collected information
 while IFS="^" read -r action placeholder url branch
 do
   if [[ ! $action == "#"* ]] && [[ ! -z "$action" ]]; then
-    if [[ "$action" == "hash" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$action" == "branch" ]]; then
+      echo
+      echo "Placeholder text: $placeholder"
+      echo "Current branch:" "$current_branch"
+      echo
+      /bin/sed -i 's^'"$placeholder"'^'"$current_branch"'^g' $rd_manifest
+    elif [[ "$action" == "hash" ]]; then
       echo
       echo "Placeholder text: $placeholder"
       echo "URL to hash: $url"