diff --git a/cmd/create-upgrade-issues/README.md b/cmd/create-upgrade-issues/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69e39a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/create-upgrade-issues/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Create Kubernetes Upgrade Issue
+
+This script will generate a set of GitHub issues based on the content of the [Cloud Platform Kubernetes Upgrade Template ticket](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ministryofjustice/cloud-platform/refs/heads/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/cloud-platform-k8s-upgrade-template.md)
+
+It works by parsing the template ticket and generating an individual issue for specific element of EKS upgrade work, splitting the issues by "## Issue" headers in the template.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Go installed on your machine
+- GH token with required priveledges for creating issues in the Cloud Platform repo.
+
+## Usage
+
+- Create a [template ticket](https://github.com/ministryofjustice/cloud-platform/issues/new?template=cloud-platform-k8s-upgrade-template.md) for feeding into the script.
+
+- Give the template ticket a title that refers to the target upgrade version. Once created take note of the template issue number.
+
+- Set your GH Token in your environment with:
+
+```sh
+export GITHUB_TOKEN="your-token-here"
+```
+
+- Run the script, passing the required flags:
+
+```sh
+go run main.go -owner="ministryofjustice" -repo="cloud-platform" -issue=template issue number from above -upgrade-version="target-k8s-version"
+```
diff --git a/cmd/create-upgrade-issues/main.go b/cmd/create-upgrade-issues/main.go
index 9e7b53c1..fd4200c6 100644
--- a/cmd/create-upgrade-issues/main.go
+++ b/cmd/create-upgrade-issues/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type GitHubAccess struct {
 }
 
 // ParseIssue parses the given issue and returns a slice of issues
-func ParseIssue(issue string) []string {
+func ParseIssue(issue string, upgradeVersion string) []string {
 	var issues []string
 	sections := strings.Split(issue, "## Issue")
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func ParseIssue(issue string) []string {
 			lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(section), "\n")
 			title := strings.TrimSpace(lines[0])
 			body := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Join(lines[1:], "\n"))
+			body = strings.ReplaceAll(body, "<upgrade-version>", upgradeVersion)
 			issues = append(issues, fmt.Sprintf("## %s\n%s", title, body))
 		}
 	}
@@ -36,17 +37,19 @@ func ParseIssue(issue string) []string {
 }
 
 // CreateIssue creates a GitHub issue
-func CreateIssue(client *github.Client, ghAccess GitHubAccess, issue string, epicIssueNumber int) error {
+func CreateIssue(client *github.Client, ghAccess GitHubAccess, issue string, templateIssueNumber int, upgradeVersion string) error {
 	issueParts := strings.SplitN(issue, "\n", 3)
 	title := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(issueParts[1], "###"))
 	body := strings.TrimSpace(issueParts[2])
 
-	// Append the body with the epic issue number
-	body = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n Related to: #%d", body, epicIssueNumber)
+	// Append the body with the template issue number
+	body = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n Related to: #%d", body, templateIssueNumber)
+	label := "eks-" + upgradeVersion + "-upgrade"
 
 	issueRequest := &github.IssueRequest{
-		Title: &title,
-		Body:  &body,
+		Title:  &title,
+		Body:   &body,
+		Labels: &[]string{label},
 	}
 	_, _, err := client.Issues.Create(context.Background(), ghAccess.RepoOwner, ghAccess.RepoName, issueRequest)
 	return err
@@ -59,9 +62,15 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&ghAccess.RepoOwner, "owner", "ministryofjustice", "the repository to create issues")
 	flag.StringVar(&ghAccess.RepoName, "repo", "cloud-platform", "the repository to create issues")
 	flag.IntVar(&ghAccess.IssueNumber, "issue", 0, "the issue number to create issues")
+	upgradeVersion := flag.String("upgrade-version", "", "the target EKS upgrade version")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if *upgradeVersion == "" {
+		fmt.Println("Error: you must specify the k8s upgrade version")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	ts := oauth2.StaticTokenSource(
 		&oauth2.Token{AccessToken: ghAccess.AccessToken},
@@ -76,10 +85,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	issues := ParseIssue(*issueContent.Body)
+	issues := ParseIssue(*issueContent.Body, *upgradeVersion)
 	for _, issue := range issues {
 		//fmt.Println("Creating issue:", issue)
-		err := CreateIssue(client, ghAccess, issue, ghAccess.IssueNumber)
+		err := CreateIssue(client, ghAccess, issue, ghAccess.IssueNumber, *upgradeVersion)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("Error creating issue:", err)
 			os.Exit(1)