diff --git a/.github/workflows/typescript-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/typescript-publish.yml
index 63bc85f7f90..15c5e9ec177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/typescript-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/typescript-publish.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ jobs:
         npm ci && npm run tsc
 
         SHORT_SHA1=$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)
-        CURRENT_VERSION=$(sed -r 's/(.*)-SNAPSHOT/\1/' ../../VERSION)
-        NEW_VERSION="${CURRENT_VERSION}-dev-${SHORT_SHA1}"
+        CURRENT_VERSION=$(sed -r 's/(.*)-next/\1/' ../../VERSION)
+        NEW_VERSION="${CURRENT_VERSION}-next-${SHORT_SHA1}"
         sed -i -r -e "s/(\"version\": )(\".*\")/\1\"$NEW_VERSION\"/" package.json
 
         npm publish --tag $DIST_TAG
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cf55e06a6a4..48f0a47150e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.75.0-SNAPSHOT
+7.75.0-next
diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index 913af522585..8d43b5016a3 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ update_issue_template() {
   local -r templateFile=$2
 
   # take only two first digits of the version that we will release
-  # will get 7.35 from input 7.35.0-SNAPSHOT
+  # will get 7.74 from input 7.74.0-next
   local -r versionXY=$(echo "${currentReleaseVersion}" | sed -ne 's/[^0-9]*\(\([0-9]\.\)\{0,4\}[0-9][^.]\).*/\1/p')
 
   # now extract the current latest version specified in the issue template
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ bump_version () {
 
   pushd tests/e2e >/dev/null || exit
   npm --no-git-tag-version version --allow-same-version "${NEXT_VERSION}"
-  # update devworkspace generator version
-  jq ".\"dependencies\".\"@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator\" = \"${NEXT_VERSION}\"" package.json > package.json.update
-  mv package.json.update package.json
+  # update devworkspace generator version only for bugfix releases
+  if [[ "${BASEBRANCH}" != "${BRANCH}" ]]; then
+    jq ".\"dependencies\".\"@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator\" = \"${NEXT_VERSION}\"" package.json > package.json.update
+    mv package.json.update package.json
+  fi
+  npm run prettier
   popd  >/dev/null || exit
 
   COMMIT_MSG="chore: Bump to ${NEXT_VERSION} in ${BUMP_BRANCH}"
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ pushd tests/e2e >/dev/null || exit
 jq ".\"dependencies\".\"@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator\" = \"${VERSION}\"" package.json > package.json.update
 mv package.json.update package.json
 npm --no-git-tag-version version --allow-same-version "${VERSION}"
+npm run prettier
 popd >/dev/null || exit
 
 docker build -t quay.io/eclipse/che-e2e:${VERSION} -f tests/e2e/build/dockerfiles/Dockerfile tests/e2e
@@ -177,9 +181,7 @@ git commit -asm "${COMMIT_MSG}"
 git tag "${VERSION}"
 git push origin "${VERSION}"
 
-
-
-# now update ${BASEBRANCH} to the new snapshot version
+# now update ${BASEBRANCH} to the new next version
 git checkout "${BASEBRANCH}"
 
 # update template in the branch
@@ -189,12 +191,12 @@ update_issue_template "${VERSION}" "${ISSUE_TEMPLATE_FILE}"
 if [[ "${BASEBRANCH}" != "${BRANCH}" ]]; then
   # bump the y digit, if it is a major release
   [[ $BRANCH =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.x ]] && BASE=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}; NEXT=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}; (( NEXT=NEXT+1 )) # for BRANCH=0.1.x, get BASE=0, NEXT=2
-  NEXT_VERSION_Y="${BASE}.${NEXT}.0-SNAPSHOT"
+  NEXT_VERSION_Y="${BASE}.${NEXT}.0-next"
   bump_version "${NEXT_VERSION_Y}" "${BASEBRANCH}"
 fi
 # bump the z digit
 [[ ${VERSION#v} =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+) ]] && BASE="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}.${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"; NEXT="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"; (( NEXT=NEXT+1 )) # for VERSION=0.1.2, get BASE=0.1, NEXT=3
-NEXT_VERSION_Z="${BASE}.${NEXT}-SNAPSHOT"
+NEXT_VERSION_Z="${BASE}.${NEXT}-next"
 bump_version "${NEXT_VERSION_Z}" "${BRANCH}"
 
 # cleanup tmp dir
diff --git a/tests/e2e/package.json b/tests/e2e/package.json
index 100d8ee89ae..39289c95261 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/package.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@eclipse-che/che-e2e",
-	"version": "7.73.0-SNAPSHOT",
+	"version": "7.75.0-next",
 	"description": "",
 	"main": "dist/index.js",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/miscellaneous/CreateWorkspaceWithExistedName.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/specs/miscellaneous/CreateWorkspaceWithExistedName.spec.ts
index c9111b9a593..d7a68096f69 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/miscellaneous/CreateWorkspaceWithExistedName.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/miscellaneous/CreateWorkspaceWithExistedName.spec.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ suite(`"Start workspace with existed workspace name" test`, function (): void {
 		existedWorkspaceName = WorkspaceHandlingTests.getWorkspaceName();
 		await workspaceHandlingTests.stopWorkspace(existedWorkspaceName);
 		await browserTabsUtil.closeAllTabsExceptCurrent();
-	});	
+	});
 
 	test(`Create new workspace from the same ${stackName} stack`, async function (): Promise<void> {
 		existedWorkspaceName = WorkspaceHandlingTests.getWorkspaceName();