diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f20acea22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Release Sanity checks
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+        secrets:
+            GITHUB_TOKEN:
+                required: true
+        inputs:
+            repository:
+                type: string
+                required: true
+                description: "The repository (in form owner/repo) to check for release blockers"
+
+permissions: {}
+jobs:
+    checks:
+        name: Sanity checks
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+        steps:
+            - name: Check for X-Release-Blocker label on any open issues or PRs
+              uses: actions/github-script@v7
+              env:
+                  REPO: ${{ inputs.repository }}
+              with:
+                  github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  script: |
+                      const { REPO } = process.env;
+                      const { data } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
+                          q: `repo:${REPO} label:X-Release-Blocker is:open`,
+                          per_page: 50,
+                      });
+
+                      if (data.total_count) {
+                          data.items.forEach(item => {
+                              core.error(`Release blocker: ${item.html_url}`);
+                          });
+                          core.setFailed(`Found release blockers!`);
+                      }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-make.yml b/.github/workflows/release-make.yml
index f585a8de38..03d24bfab4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-make.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-make.yml
@@ -42,26 +42,14 @@ permissions: {}
 jobs:
     checks:
         name: Sanity checks
-        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         permissions:
             issues: read
             pull-requests: read
-        steps:
-            - name: Check for X-Release-Blocker label on any open issues or PRs
-              uses: actions/github-script@v7
-              with:
-                  script: |
-                      const { data } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
-                          q: `repo:${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo} label:X-Release-Blocker is:open`,
-                          per_page: 50,
-                      });
-
-                      if (data.total_count) {
-                          data.items.forEach(item => {
-                              core.error(`Release blocker: ${item.html_url}`);
-                          });
-                          core.setFailed(`Found release blockers!`);
-                      }
+        uses: matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml@develop
+        secrets:
+            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+            repository: ${{ github.repository }}
 
     release:
         name: Release