diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 5af5272cb..2748b5ffb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ on: # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request:
     types:
       - opened
       - synchronize
   merge_group:
 
 env:
-  node_version: 18
+  node_version: 23
 
 jobs:
   typecheck:
     # Can run untrusted code so disable all permissions.
     permissions: {}
-    name: type check code base
+    name: Type Check Code Base
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # This pattern is reused a couple of times.
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
 
-      - name: compile typescript
+      - name: Type Check
         run: npm run typecheck
 
   lint:
     # Can run untrusted code so disable all permissions.
     permissions: {}
-    name: lint code base
+    name: Lint Code Base
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Branch
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: install node
+      - name: Install Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.node_version }}
@@ -80,13 +80,14 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.OS }}-
 
       - run: npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
-      - name: run lints
+
+      - name: Run Lints
         run: npm run lint:ci
 
   test:
     # Can run untrusted code so disable all permissions.
     permissions: {}
-    name: test code base
+    name: Test Code Base
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: install node
+      - name: Install Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.node_version }}
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
 
-      - name: execute tests
+      - name: Execute Tests
         run: npm test -- --run --reporter github-actions --reporter=./.github/workflows/testsReporter.ts
 
       - name: Upload Main Test Results
@@ -131,9 +132,146 @@ jobs:
           name: pr-test-results
           path: test-results/vitest-report.json
 
+  checkCanMergeToMaintenance:
+    # Can run untrusted code so disable all permissions.
+    permissions: {}
+    name: Check Merge to Maintenance
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') || github.event.pull_request
+    outputs:
+      should_skip: ${{ steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: 8BitJonny/gh-get-current-pr@3.0.0
+        if: github.event.pull_request == null
+        id: PR
+
+      # Sets should_skip if this change wasn't made through a PR or if the PR is labeled as breaking.
+      - name: Check if should skip
+        id: should_skip
+        if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'breaking') || steps.PR.outputs.pr_found == 'false' || contains(steps.PR.outputs.pr_labels.*.name, 'breaking')
+        run: |
+          echo "Skipping the rest of the job because this change wasn't made through a PR or the PR is labeled as breaking."
+          echo "${{ toJSON(fromJSON(steps.PR.outputs.pr)) }}"
+          echo "should_skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Get fetch depth
+        id: fetch_depth
+        if: steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_EVENT_COMMITS: ${{ toJSON(github.event.commits) }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ $GITHUB_EVENT_COMMITS == "null" ]]; then
+            # There simply isn't enough information to do anything but completely unshallow the repo.
+            echo "fetch_depth=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          commitCount=$(jq length <<< "$GITHUB_EVENT_COMMITS")
+
+          echo "fetch_depth=$(( commitCount + 1 ))" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        if: steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: ${{ steps.fetch_depth.outputs.fetch_depth }}
+
+      - name: Check for merge conflicts
+        if: steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+        run: |
+          git remote add upstream https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+          git fetch --no-tags upstream main maintenance
+
+          # This is its own command so that if the current branch is `maintenance` it'll be overridden.
+          # If it wasn't, instead it could cause failure.
+          git checkout -B maintenance upstream/maintenance
+
+          baseRef="${{github.head_ref}}"
+          before=""
+
+          if [[ $baseRef != "" ]]; then
+            echo "BASE REF IS $baseRef"
+
+            before=$(git merge-base upstream/main "$baseRef")
+
+            echo "BEFORE IS $before"
+          else
+            before="${{ github.event.before }}"
+          fi
+
+          git cherry-pick --allow-empty --no-commit -m 1 "$before".."${{ github.sha }}" || (
+            echo "Merge conflicts detected with the maintenance branch!" && exit 1
+          )
+
+      - name: Install Node
+        if: steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.node_version }}
+
+      - name: Cache Node.js modules
+        if: steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: .npm
+          key: ${{ runner.OS }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.OS }}-node-
+            ${{ runner.OS }}-
+
+      - if: steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+        run: npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
+
+      - name: Run Lints on maintenance
+        if: steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+        run: npm run lint:ci
+
+      - name: Type Check maintenance
+        if: steps.should_skip.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+        run: npm run typecheck
+
+  mergeToMaintenance:
+    name: Merge To Maintenance
+    needs: [checkCanMergeToMaintenance]
+    if: needs.checkCanMergeToMaintenance.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Get fetch depth
+        id: fetch_depth
+        env:
+          GITHUB_EVENT_COMMITS: ${{ toJSON(github.event.commits) }}
+        run: |
+          commitCount=$(jq length <<< "$GITHUB_EVENT_COMMITS")
+          echo "fetch_depth=$(( commitCount + 1 ))" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: ${{ steps.fetch_depth.outputs.fetch_depth }}
+
+      - name: Cherry pick commits onto maintenance
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin maintenance:maintenance
+
+          git switch maintenance
+
+          # Commit using the GitHub Actions bot user.
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          # Pick the freshly added commits onto the maintenance branch.
+          git cherry-pick --allow-empty -m 1 "${{ github.event.before }}".."${{ github.event.after }}" || (
+            echo "Merge conflicts detected with maintenance branch! This can only happen if checkCanMergeToMaintenance is written incorrectly or someone pushed in between!" && exit 1
+          )
+
+      - name: Push changes
+        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
+        with:
+          branch: maintenance
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   reportTestResults:
-    name: report test results
-    needs: ["test"]
+    name: Report Test Results
+    needs: [test]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.event.pull_request != null)
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5a2ad093d..184a44543 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on: # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
     types: [created]
 
 env:
-  node_version: 18
+  node_version: 23
 
 jobs:
   verify: