diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/CoreReleasePerform.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/CoreReleasePerform.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7886f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/CoreReleasePerform.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package io.quarkus.bot.release.step;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
+
+import org.kohsuke.github.GHIssue;
+
+import io.quarkiverse.githubaction.Commands;
+import io.quarkiverse.githubaction.Context;
+import io.quarkus.arc.Unremovable;
+import io.quarkus.bot.release.ReleaseInformation;
+import io.quarkus.bot.release.util.UpdatedIssueBody;
+
+@Singleton
+@Unremovable
+public class CoreReleasePerform implements StepHandler {
+
+    @Override
+    public int run(Context context, Commands commands, ReleaseInformation releaseInformation, GHIssue issue,
+            UpdatedIssueBody updatedIssueBody) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Testing error handling...");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/CoreReleasePrepare.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/CoreReleasePrepare.java
index 502c0f8..536b85f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/CoreReleasePrepare.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/CoreReleasePrepare.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package io.quarkus.bot.release.step;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
 
+import jakarta.inject.Inject;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
 
 import org.kohsuke.github.GHIssue;
@@ -10,15 +12,19 @@
 import io.quarkiverse.githubaction.Context;
 import io.quarkus.arc.Unremovable;
 import io.quarkus.bot.release.ReleaseInformation;
+import io.quarkus.bot.release.util.Processes;
 import io.quarkus.bot.release.util.UpdatedIssueBody;
 
 @Singleton
 @Unremovable
 public class CoreReleasePrepare implements StepHandler {
 
+    @Inject
+    Processes processes;
+
     @Override
     public int run(Context context, Commands commands, ReleaseInformation releaseInformation, GHIssue issue,
             UpdatedIssueBody updatedIssueBody) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-        throw new IllegalStateException("Testing error handling...");
+        return processes.execute(List.of("./release-prepare.sh"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/Step.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/Step.java
index 35d5cb2..bfa4c3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/Step.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/Step.java
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ public enum Step {
 
     PREREQUISITES("Prerequisites", Prerequisites.class, false, false),
     APPROVE_CORE_RELEASE("Approve the core release", ApproveCoreRelease.class, true, false),
-    CORE_RELEASE_PREPARE("Prepare the core release", CoreReleasePrepare.class, true, false);
-//    CORE_RELEASE_PERFORM("Perform the core release", true, false),
+    CORE_RELEASE_PREPARE("Prepare the core release", CoreReleasePrepare.class, true, false),
+    CORE_RELEASE_PERFORM("Perform the core release", CoreReleasePrepare.class, true, false);
 //    SYNC_CORE_RELEASE_TO_MAVEN_CENTRAL("Sync core release to Maven Central", true, false),
 //    RELEASE_GRADLE_PLUGIN("Release Gradle plugin", true, false),
 //    POST_CORE_RELEASE("Execute post-core-release operations", true, false),