diff --git a/.github/scripts/stable-sync.js b/.github/scripts/stable-sync.js
index d5544eb9..dd3fe2fe 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/stable-sync.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/stable-sync.js
@@ -98,22 +98,9 @@ async function runGitCommands() {
       await exec(`git checkout origin/${baseBranch} -- package.json`);
       console.log(`Executed: git checkout origin/${baseBranch} -- package.json`);
     }
-    // Execute extension-specific commands if REPO is 'extension'
-    else if (process.env.REPO === 'extension') {
-      console.log('Executing extension-specific commands...');
-
-      const { stdout: packageJsonContent } = await exec(
-        `git show origin/${baseBranch}:package.json`,
-      );
-      const packageJson = JSON.parse(packageJsonContent);
-      const packageVersion = packageJson.version;
-
-      await exec(`yarn version "${packageVersion}"`);
-      console.log('Executed: yarn version');
-    }
-    // If REPO is not set or has an invalid value, skip both
+    // If REPO is not set or is 'extension', skip repo-specific commands
     else {
-      console.log('REPO environment variable not set or invalid. Skipping mobile/extension specific commands.');
+      console.log('No repo-specific commands to execute.');
     }
 
     await exec('git add .');
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/stable-sync.yml
index e9fe15eb..71182f52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable-sync.yml
@@ -114,15 +114,17 @@ jobs:
           REPO: ${{ inputs.repo-type }} # Default to 'mobile' if not specified
           BASE_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.stable-branch-name }}
         run: |
+          # Ensure github-tools is in .gitignore to prevent it from being committed
+          if ! grep -q "^github-tools/" .gitignore 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "github-tools/" >> .gitignore
+            echo "Added github-tools/ to .gitignore"
+          fi
+
           # Execute the script from github-tools
           node ./github-tools/.github/scripts/stable-sync.js "stable-main-${{ inputs.semver-version }}"
-          # Check if branch exists remotely
-          echo "Cleaning up github-tools"
-          rm -rf github-tools
           BRANCH_NAME="stable-main-${{ inputs.semver-version }}"
           if git ls-remote --heads origin "$BRANCH_NAME" | grep -q "$BRANCH_NAME"; then
-            git pull --rebase
-            echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists remotely, pushing normally"
+            echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists remotely, force pushing to overwrite"
             git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME" --force
           else
             echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME doesn't exist remotely, pushing with --set-upstream"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-release-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/update-release-changelog.yml
index 8bf58f8d..bc76cda4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-release-changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-release-changelog.yml
@@ -79,4 +79,3 @@ jobs:
             "${{ inputs.platform }}" \
             "${{ inputs.repository-url }}" \
             "${{ inputs.previous-version-ref }}"
-