diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync.yaml
index d7973e4..1998aff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yaml
@@ -97,28 +97,24 @@ jobs:
               # Prepare the destination directory
               mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dest_file")"
 
-              # Handle dynamic content replacement if "props" is specified
-              props=$(echo "$file_config" | jq -c '.props // empty')
-              if [ -n "$props" ]; then
-                echo "Applying dynamic replacements for $src_file..."
-                temp_file=$(mktemp)
-                cp "../$src_file" "$temp_file"
-
-                # Replace placeholders with their respective values from props
-                for key in $(echo "$props" | jq -r 'keys[]'); do
-                  value=$(echo "$props" | jq -r --arg key "$key" '.[$key]')
-                  placeholder="<%= $key %>"
-                  echo "Replacing $placeholder with $value in $src_file..."
-                  sed -i "s|$placeholder|$value|g" "$temp_file"
-                done
-
-                # Move the processed file to the target location
-                mv "$temp_file" "$dest_file"
-              else
-                # If no props, copy the file directly
-                cp "../$src_file" "$dest_file"
-              fi
-            done
+              # Merge global defaults with file-specific props
+              file_props=$(echo "$file_config" | jq -c '.props // {}')
+              merged_props=$(jq -c --argjson defaults "$global_defaults" --argjson fileProps "$file_props" '.defaults * .fileProps' <<<"{\"defaults\": $global_defaults, \"fileProps\": $file_props}")
+
+              # Handle dynamic content replacement
+              temp_file=$(mktemp)
+              cp "../$src_file" "$temp_file"
+
+              # Replace placeholders with their respective values
+              for key in $(echo "$merged_props" | jq -r 'keys[]'); do
+                value=$(echo "$merged_props" | jq -r --arg key "$key" '.[$key]')
+                placeholder="<%= $key %>"
+                echo "Replacing $placeholder with $value in $src_file..."
+                sed -i "s|$placeholder|$value|g" "$temp_file"
+              done
+
+              # Move the processed file to the target location
+              mv "$temp_file" "$dest_file"
 
             # Commit and push changes if any
             echo "Checking for changes..."
diff --git a/repos.json b/repos.json
index 3f4fb1d..d205e69 100644
--- a/repos.json
+++ b/repos.json
@@ -5,16 +5,28 @@
       "files": [
         {
           "path": "workflow-files/welcome-bot.yaml",
-          "targetPath": ".github/workflows/welcome-bot.yaml"
+          "targetPath": ".github/workflows/welcome-bot.yaml",
+          "props": {
+            "baseBranch": "main"
+          }
         },
         {
           "path": "workflow-files/release.yaml",
           "targetPath": ".github/workflows/release.yaml",
           "props": {
-            "branchName": "main"
+            "baseBranch": "main",
+            "organisation": "trueberryless-org",
+            "commitMessage": "[ci] release",
+            "prTitle": "[ci] release"
           }
         }
       ]
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "defaults": {
+    "baseBranch": "main",
+    "organisation": "trueberryless-org",
+    "commitMessage": "[ci] release",
+    "prTitle": "[ci] release"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/workflow-files/release.yaml b/workflow-files/release.yaml
index 207f9e7..ba0ea71 100644
--- a/workflow-files/release.yaml
+++ b/workflow-files/release.yaml
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - <%= branchName %>
+    branches: [<%= baseBranch %>]
 
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
-    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'trueberryless-org' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == '<%= organisation %>' }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
           version: pnpm run version
-          commit: "[ci] release"
-          title: "[ci] release"
+          commit: "<%= commitMessage %>"
+          title: "<%= prTitle %>"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUBLIC_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/workflow-files/welcome-bot.yaml b/workflow-files/welcome-bot.yaml
index 19b53ba..7444923 100644
--- a/workflow-files/welcome-bot.yaml
+++ b/workflow-files/welcome-bot.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: WelcomeBot
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [<%= baseBranch %>]
     types: [opened]
 
 permissions: