diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
index 2837daa231..c7e23c0bbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up PR Number
         if: always()
         run: |
-          echo "ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER=$(echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}" | grep -o "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/[0-9]*" | grep -o "[0-9]*")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "CURRENT_PR_NUMBER=${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          CURRENT_PR_BODY=$(curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ steps.get-token.outputs.token }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" | jq -r '.body')
+          echo "CURRENT_PR_BODY=$CURRENT_PR_BODY" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER=$(echo $CURRENT_PR_BODY | grep -o "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/[0-9]*" | grep -o "[0-9]*")
+          echo "ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER=$ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Verification Step 1 - link to master PR is added in release PR body
         if: always()
         run: |
@@ -42,9 +45,9 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Original PR Number extracted: $ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER"
           echo "Original PR Url generated: $ORIGINAL_PR_URL"
-          echo "Pull request body: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}"
+          echo "Current PR body: $CURRENT_PR_BODY"
 
-          if [[ "${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}" != *"$ORIGINAL_PR_URL"* ]]; then
+          if [[ "$CURRENT_PR_BODY" != *"$ORIGINAL_PR_URL"* ]]; then
             echo "Link to original PR raised against master branch not found in current PR body"
             exit 1
           fi
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           files_pr_master=$(echo "$response_pr_master" | jq -r '.[].filename')
           
           # Get the JSON response for the second pull request
-          response_pr_release=$(curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ steps.get-token.outputs.token }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/$CURRENT_PR_NUMBER/files")
+          response_pr_release=$(curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ steps.get-token.outputs.token }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/files")
           files_pr_release=$(echo "$response_pr_release" | jq -r '.[].filename')
 
           # Compare the lists of changed files