diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 9e7520e3..bf741772 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ version: 2
 updates:
   # github actions
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ updates:
 
   # csi-powerstore packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/csi-powerstore
     labels:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ updates:
 
   # csi-isilon packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/csi-isilon
     labels:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ updates:
 
   # csi-vxflexos packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/csi-vxflexos
     labels:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ updates:
 
   # csi-unity packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/csi-unity
     labels:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ updates:
 
   # csi-powermax packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/csi-powermax
     labels:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ updates:
 
   # csm-authorization packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/csm-authorization
       - /charts/csm-authorization-v2.0
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ updates:
 
   # karavi-observability packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/karavi-observability
     labels:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ updates:
 
   # csm-replication packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/csm-replication
     labels:
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ updates:
 
   # csm-installer packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /charts/csm-installer
     labels:
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ updates:
 
   # installation-wizard packages
   - package-ecosystem: docker
-    target-branch: "release-v1.12.0"
+    target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
     directories:
       - /installation-wizard/container-storage-modules
     labels:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release-action.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release-action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79038d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release-action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Dell Inc., or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# This Github action updates the target-branch references for dependabot and other actions
+name: Post Release Action
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch_name:
+        description: 'Name of the new release branch, i.e. release-v1.0.0'
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  update-references:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Update branch references
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.event.inputs.branch_name }}
+          grep -rl 'target-branch:' . | xargs sed -i "s/target-branch: \".*\"/target-branch: \"${BRANCH_NAME}\"/g"
+
+      # Needed for signing commits using Github App tokens
+      # See: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/blob/main/docs/concepts-guidelines.md#commit-signing
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1.11.0
+        id: generate-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.CSM_RELEASE_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.CSM_RELEASE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Create PR for Release Updates
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          branch: 'update-target-branch'
+          title: 'Update target-branch references for dependabot'
+          body: |
+            This PR updates target-branch references to the new release branch.
+            Auto-generated by [dell/helm-charts](https://github.com/dell/helm-charts)
+          sign-commits: true
+          commit-message: "Update target-branch references to new release branch"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rebase-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rebase-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b37dcd2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rebase-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Dell Inc., or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# This Github action keeps the CSM release branch up to date with main branch
+name: Sync Release Branch with Main
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  rebase-branch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      target-branch: "release-v1.13.0"
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: main
+
+      - name: Fetch all branches
+        run: git fetch --all
+
+      - name: Rebase release branch with main
+        id: rebase
+        run: |
+          git checkout ${{ env.target-branch }}
+          git rebase main
+
+      - name: Push rebase changes to new branch
+        if: ${{ success() && steps.rebase.outcome == 'success' }}
+        run: |
+          git checkout -b rebase-feature-branch
+          git push origin rebase-feature-branch
+
+      # Needed for signing commits using Github App tokens
+      # See: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/blob/main/docs/concepts-guidelines.md#commit-signing
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1.11.0
+        id: generate-token
+        if: ${{ success() && steps.rebase.outcome == 'success' }}
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.CSM_RELEASE_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.CSM_RELEASE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Create pull request
+        if: ${{ success() && steps.rebase.outcome == 'success' }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          branch: rebase-feature-branch
+          base: ${{ env.target-branch }}
+          title: 'Rebase release branch with main'
+          body: |
+            This PR rebases the release branch with the main branch.
+            Auto-generated by [dell/helm-charts](https://github.com/dell/helm-charts)
+          sign-commits: true
+          commit-message: "Rebase release branch with main"
+
+      - name: Get PR author
+        if: ${{ failure() && steps.rebase.outcome == 'failure' }}
+        id: get_pr_author
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { data: pulls } = await github.rest.pulls.list({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              state: 'closed',
+              base: 'main',
+              sort: 'updated',
+              direction: 'desc',
+              per_page: 1
+            });
+            const lastMergedPR = pulls.find(pr => pr.merged_at !== null);
+            if (!lastMergedPR) {
+              throw new Error('No merged pull request found.');
+            }
+
+            const author = lastMergedPR.user.login;
+            if (!author) {
+              throw new Error('No author found.');
+            }
+
+            core.setOutput('author', author);
+            console.log(`Author: ${author}`);
+
+      - name: Set PR author output
+        if: ${{ failure() && steps.rebase.outcome == 'failure' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "PR_AUTHOR=${{ steps.get_pr_author.outputs.author }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create issue for rebase conflict
+        if: ${{ failure() && steps.rebase.outcome == 'failure' }}
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const PR_AUTHOR = process.env.PR_AUTHOR;
+            if (!PR_AUTHOR) {
+            throw new Error('PR_AUTHOR environment variable is not set.');
+            }
+
+            const issueTitle = `Rebase conflict on ${{ env.target-branch }} branch`;
+            const issueBody = `There was a conflict rebasing the ${{ env.target-branch }} branch onto main. Please resolve the conflicts manually. See [Sync Release Branch with Main action](https://github.com/shaynafinocchiaro/helm-charts-test/actions/workflows/rebase-release.yml) for more details.`;
+            await github.rest.issues.create({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              title: issueTitle,
+              body: issueBody,
+              assignees: [PR_AUTHOR],
+            });