diff --git a/.github/actions/rebase/action.yml b/.github/actions/rebase/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf2e72f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/rebase/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: "Rebase on to the PR target base branch"
+description: "A reusable workflow that's used to rebase the PR code on to the target base branch."
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+
+  steps:
+    - name: fetch and rebase on ${{ github.base_ref }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git remote add upstream https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+        git fetch upstream ${{ github.base_ref }}:refs/remotes/upstream/${{ github.base_ref }}
+        export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="lnd-ci@example.com"
+        export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="LND CI"
+        git rebase upstream/${{ github.base_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b56df02af..2b953d756 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -103,12 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '${{ env.GO_VERSION }}'
 
       - name: fetch and rebase on ${{ github.base_ref }}
-        run: |
-          git remote add upstream https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git fetch upstream ${{ github.base_ref }}:refs/remotes/upstream/${{ github.base_ref }}
-          export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="lnd-ci@example.com"
-          export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="LND CI"
-          git rebase upstream/${{ github.base_ref }}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/rebase
 
       - name: check commits
         run: scripts/check-each-commit.sh upstream/${{ github.base_ref }}