diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e1d2e001..9303e2e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
       - master
       - newbuild
       - parts
+      - sm2024
     paths:
       - RELEASE_NOTES.md
       - .github/workflows/publish.yml
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index b7163f51..054a9058 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+### 5.4.0-prerelease0001
+- [octree] part-aware mindist filtering and queries (wip)
+
 ### 5.3.8
 - [e57] support for ScaledInteger with 33 to 63 bits (1 to 32, and 64 was already supported)