diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_files_for_release.yml b/.github/workflows/update_files_for_release.yml
index 60637515b..bb6e4aa3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_files_for_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_files_for_release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ on:
         type: string
       BUILD_LABEL:
         description: 'Enter build label of release driver'
-        default: 'replace_with_gm_driver_label'
+        default: '{replace_with_gm_driver_label}'
         required: false
         type: string
 
diff --git a/create-new-release.sh b/create-new-release.sh
index a422c9117..28d6ac207 100644
--- a/create-new-release.sh
+++ b/create-new-release.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ for file in $(find ./ga/latest ./ga/$NEW_VERSION -name Dockerfile.*); do
    sed -i'.bak' -e "s/ARG LIBERTY_BUILD_LABEL=.*/ARG LIBERTY_BUILD_LABEL=$BUILD_LABEL/g" $file;
 
    # Do these substitutions only in $NEW_VERSION, not latest.
-   if [[ "$file" == "./ga/$NEW_VERSION/"* ]];
+   # And skip the oidcProvider files.
+   if [[ "$file" == "./ga/$NEW_VERSION/"* && "$file" != "./ga/$NEW_VERSION/oidcProvider"* ]];
    then
       sed -i'.bak' -e "s/ARG PARENT_IMAGE=icr.io\/appcafe\/websphere-liberty:kernel/ARG PARENT_IMAGE=icr.io\/appcafe\/websphere-liberty:$NEW_VERSION-kernel/g" $file;
       sed -i'.bak' -e "s/FROM websphere-liberty:kernel/FROM websphere-liberty:$NEW_VERSION-kernel/g" $file;