diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch_cut.yml b/.github/workflows/branch_cut.yml
index bdf4c86dd6..b70fd3ad48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch_cut.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch_cut.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Branch Cut CI
+name: Release Branch Cut CI
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
       jira_issue:
         description: Jira Issue ID (e.g., TP-12345)
         required: true
+        default: 'TP-00000'
         type: string
       branch_prefix:
         description: Branch Prefix (e.g., release-)
@@ -24,12 +25,16 @@ on:
 jobs:
   branch-cut:
     runs-on: [ default ]
+    environment: RELEASE_BRANCH_CUT
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
       - name: Setup Git Credentials for @${{ github.actor }}
         run: |
-          git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR//-/.}@navi.com"
+          export GITHUB_EMAIL=$(echo "$GITHUB_ACTOR@navi.com" | sed 's/-/./g' | sed 's/_navi//g')
+          git config --global user.email "$GITHUB_EMAIL"
           git config --global user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
       - name: Checkout ${{ github.event.inputs.branch_prefix }}${{ github.event.inputs.version_name }} from ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: git checkout -b ${{ github.event.inputs.branch_prefix }}${{ github.event.inputs.version_name }}