diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
index 23dc586..374b983 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          ref: "master"
 
       - name: Remove leading 'v' from version numbers
         run: |
@@ -80,4 +80,16 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git commit -a -m "Bump firebase-tools to ${{ needs.check-releases.outputs.firebase-tools-release }}"
           git tag -a ${{ needs.check-releases.outputs.firebase-tools-release }} -m "Bump firebase-tools to ${{ needs.check-releases.outputs.firebase-tools-release }}"
-          git push origin HEAD:${{ github.ref }} --tags
+          git push origin HEAD:master --tags
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: comnoco/create-release-action@v2.0.5
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.check-releases.outputs.firebase-tools-release }}
+          release_name: firebase-tools ${{ needs.check-releases.outputs.firebase-tools-release }}
+          body: "Bump `firebase-tools` to ${{ needs.check-releases.outputs.firebase-tools-release }}"
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 37be66c..7740ca8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM node:16.16.0-buster
 
-LABEL version="12.9.0"
+LABEL version="12.9.1"
 LABEL repository="https://github.com/w9jds/firebase-action"
 LABEL homepage="https://github.com/w9jds/firebase-action"
 LABEL maintainer="Jeremy Shore <w9jds@github.com>"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LABEL com.github.actions.color="gray-dark"
 RUN apt update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y jq openjdk-11-jre && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*;
 
 RUN npm i -g npm@8.10.0 && npm cache clean --force;
-RUN npm i -g firebase-tools@12.9.0 && npm cache clean --force;
+RUN npm i -g firebase-tools@12.9.1 && npm cache clean --force;
 
 COPY LICENSE README.md /
 COPY "entrypoint.sh" "/entrypoint.sh"
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 3f25038..e551072 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ outputs:
 
 runs:
   using: "docker"
-  image: "docker://w9jds/firebase-action:v12.9.0"
+  image: "docker://w9jds/firebase-action:v12.9.1"