diff --git a/admin-bypass/action.yaml b/admin-bypass/action.yaml
index f7c8a2d7..eb1a0805 100644
--- a/admin-bypass/action.yaml
+++ b/admin-bypass/action.yaml
@@ -23,35 +23,9 @@ branding:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      id: python
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.10"
-    - name: Virtual Environment
+    - name: Set up Python and pontos
       id: virtualenv
-      run: |
-        echo "path=${{ github.action_path }}/${{ github.action }}-venv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "name=${{ github.action }}-venv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Cache Virtual Environment
-      id: cache-virtualenv
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.name }}
-        path: ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
-    - name: Create virtual environment
-      if: ${{ steps.cache-virtualenv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: |
-        python -m venv ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Install pontos
-      run: |
-        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}/bin/activate
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pontos
-        wget https://github.com/greenbone/pontos/raw/main/scripts/github/enforce-admins.py -O ~/enforce-admins.py
-      shell: bash
+      uses: greenbone/actions/setup-pontos@v2
     - name: allow/not allow bypass?
       run: |
         if [[ "${{inputs.allow}}" == "true" ]];
@@ -67,7 +41,8 @@ runs:
       # in case of blubber input let the branch be unlocked!
     - name: Prepare release and store the version
       run: |
-        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}/bin/activate
+        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.activate }}
+        wget https://github.com/greenbone/pontos/raw/main/scripts/github/enforce-admins.py -O ~/enforce-admins.py
         pontos-github-script ~/enforce-admins.py ${{ inputs.repository }} ${{ inputs.branch }} ${{ env.ALLOW_OPT }}
       shell: bash
       env:
diff --git a/check-version/action.yaml b/check-version/action.yaml
index 484e7d94..2f7a20ad 100644
--- a/check-version/action.yaml
+++ b/check-version/action.yaml
@@ -18,37 +18,14 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      id: python
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version}}
-    - name: Virtual Environment
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }} and pontos
+      uses: actions/setup-pontos@v2
       id: virtualenv
-      run: |
-        echo "path=${{ github.action_path }}/${{ github.action }}-venv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "name=${{ github.action }}-venv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Cache Virtual Environment
-      id: cache-virtualenv
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.name }}
-        path: ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
-    - name: Create virtual environment
-      if: ${{ steps.cache-virtualenv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: |
-        python -m venv ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Install pontos
-      run: |
-        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}/bin/activate
-        python -m pip install -U pip
-        python -m pip install pontos
-      shell: bash
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version}}
     - name: Check version information
       run: |
-        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}/bin/activate
+        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.activate }}
         python -m pontos.version verify current
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
diff --git a/lock-branch/action.yaml b/lock-branch/action.yaml
index 60d19055..54e11700 100644
--- a/lock-branch/action.yaml
+++ b/lock-branch/action.yaml
@@ -26,35 +26,9 @@ branding:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      id: python
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.10"
-    - name: Virtual Environment
+    - name: Set up Python and pontos
       id: virtualenv
-      run: |
-        echo "path=${{ github.action_path }}/${{ github.action }}-venv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "name=${{ github.action }}-venv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Cache Virtual Environment
-      id: cache-virtualenv
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.name }}
-        path: ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
-    - name: Create virtual environment
-      if: ${{ steps.cache-virtualenv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: |
-        python -m venv ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Install pontos
-      run: |
-        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}/bin/activate
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pontos
-        wget https://github.com/greenbone/pontos/raw/main/scripts/github/lock-branch.py -O ~/lock-branch.py
-      shell: bash
+      uses: greenbone/actions/setup-pontos@v2
     - name: lock/unlock?
       run: |
         if [[ "${{inputs.lock}}" == "true" ]];
@@ -70,7 +44,8 @@ runs:
       # in case of blubber input let the branch be unlocked!
     - name: Prepare release and store the version
       run: |
-        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}/bin/activate
+        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.activate }}
+        wget https://github.com/greenbone/pontos/raw/main/scripts/github/lock-branch.py -O ~/lock-branch.py
         pontos-github-script ~/lock-branch.py ${{ inputs.repository }} ${{ inputs.branch }} ${{ env.LOCK_OPT }}
       shell: bash
       env:
diff --git a/setup-pontos/README.md b/setup-pontos/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb9c56a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup-pontos/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Setup Pontos Action
+
+GitHub Action to setup [pontos](https://github.com/greenbone/pontos) for your
+action or workflow.
+
+```yml
+name: Conventional Commits
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  conventional-commits:
+    name: Report Conventional Commits
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+        - name: Report Conventional Commits
+          uses: greenbone/actions/conventional-commits@v2
+          with:
+            token: ${{ secrets.SOME_TOKEN }}
+```
+
+## Action Configuration
+
+|Input Variable|Description| |
+|--------------|-----------|-|
+| token | GitHub token to create the pull request comments. | Optional (default is [`github.token`](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts#github-context)) |
+| python-version | Python version to use for running the action. | Optional (default is `3.10`) |
+| poetry-version | Poetry version to use for running the action. | Optional (default is latest) |
+| cache-poetry-installation | Cache poetry and its dependencies. | Optional (default is `true`) |
diff --git a/setup-pontos/action.yml b/setup-pontos/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c72f82e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup-pontos/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name: "Setup Pontos Action"
+author: "Björn Ricks <bjoern.ricks@greenbone.net>"
+description: "An action to setup python and pontos"
+inputs:
+  cache-key:
+    description: "Key to use for the cache name."
+    default: "pontos-venv"
+  python-version:
+    description: "Python version that should be installed and used."
+    default: "3.10"
+  virtualenv-path:
+    description: "Path to the created virtual environment"
+    default: "${{ github.workspace }}/pontos-env"
+
+outputs:
+  virtualenv-path:
+    description: "Path to the created virtual environment"
+    value: ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
+  activate:
+    description: "Path to the activate environment script to source"
+    value: ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.activate }}
+
+branding:
+  icon: "package"
+  color: "green"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Virtual Environment
+      id: virtualenv
+      run: |
+        echo "path=${{ inputs.virtualenv-path }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "activate=${{ inputs.virtualenv-path }}/bin/activate" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+    - name: Cache Virtual Environment
+      id: cache-virtualenv
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ inputs.cache-key }}
+        path: ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
+    - name: Create virtual environment
+      if: ${{ steps.cache-virtualenv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+      run: |
+        python3 -m venv ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Install pontos
+      run: |
+        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.activate }}
+        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pontos
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Print pontos version
+      run: |
+        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.activate }}
+        pontos --version
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/sign-release-files/action.yml b/sign-release-files/action.yml
index 959116cd..00f3c4ac 100644
--- a/sign-release-files/action.yml
+++ b/sign-release-files/action.yml
@@ -49,34 +49,11 @@ runs:
         echo "ARGS=${ARGS}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       shell: bash
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      id: python
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
-    - name: Virtual Environment
+    - name: Set up Python and pontos
+      uses: greenbone/actions/setup-pontos@v2
       id: virtualenv
-      run: |
-        echo "path=${{ github.action_path }}/${{ github.action }}-venv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "name=${{ github.action }}-venv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Cache Virtual Environment
-      id: cache-virtualenv
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.name }}
-        path: ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
-    - name: Create virtual environment
-      if: ${{ steps.cache-virtualenv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-      run: |
-        python3 -m venv ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Install pontos
-      run: |
-        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}/bin/activate
-        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pontos
-      shell: bash
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
     - name: Import gpg key from secrets
       run: |
         echo -e "${{ inputs.gpg-key }}" >> tmp.file
@@ -88,7 +65,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Sign files for released version
       run: |
         echo "Signing release files"
-        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.path }}/bin/activate
+        source ${{ steps.virtualenv.outputs.activate }}
         pontos-release sign ${{ env.ARGS }} --signing-key ${{ inputs.gpg-fingerprint }} --passphrase ${{ inputs.gpg-passphrase }} --versioning-scheme ${{ inputs.versioning-scheme }}
       shell: bash
       if: ${{ inputs.sign-release-files == 'true' }} && ${{ inputs.gpg-key }} && ${{ inputs.gpg-fingerprint }} && ${{ inputs.gpg-passphrase }}