diff --git a/scripts/rpm_owners/copy_branch.py b/scripts/rpm_owners/copy_branch.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+
+import github as gh
+from github.Repository import Repository
+
+
+def copy_branch(repo: Repository, source: str, dest: str) -> bool:
+    source_branch = repo.get_branch(source)
+    try:
+        repo.create_git_ref(ref=f'refs/heads/{dest}', sha=source_branch.commit.sha)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error creating branch {dest} in {repo.name}: {e}")
+        return False
+
+    # Move PRs targeting the source branch to the new destination branch
+    try:
+        prs = repo.get_pulls(state='open', base=source)
+        for pr in prs:
+            pr.edit(base=dest)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error moving PRs in {repo.name}: {e}")
+        return False
+
+    return True
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Copy a branch to another branch in all the active rpm repositories")
+    parser.add_argument("source", help="Source branch name")
+    parser.add_argument("dest", help="Destination branch name")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # load the rpm data from the ref file
+    with open('packages.json') as f:
+        rpms = json.load(f)
+
+    auth = gh.Auth.Token(os.environ['GITHUB_TOKEN'])
+    g = gh.Github(auth=auth)
+    org = g.get_organization('xcp-ng-rpms')
+
+    gh_repos = {r.name: r for r in org.get_repos()}
+
+    pkgs = set(gh_repos.keys()) & set(rpms.keys())
+
+    ok = True
+    for pkg in pkgs:
+        repo = gh_repos[pkg]
+        ok &= copy_branch(repo, args.source, args.dest)
+    if not ok:
+        exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()