diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
index faae40b298..74d94ed81c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ name: Prerelease 🚀
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - "main"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 # Ensure only one workflow/job is publishing to npm at a time
 concurrency: publish-to-npm
@@ -23,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        name: Checkout Repo
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b4e53efb3b..7bae9ff18a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
-name: Version 🔖
+name: Release 🔖
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - v2
+      - "main"
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
 
 # Ensure only one workflow/job is publishing to npm at a time
 concurrency: publish-to-npm
 
 jobs:
-  version:
+  release:
     name: Release
     if: github.repository == 'latticexyz/mud'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Permissions necessary for Changesets to push a new branch and open PRs
+    # (for automated Version Packages PRs), and request the JWT for provenance.
+    # More info: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/deployment/security-hardening-your-deployments/about-security-hardening-with-openid-connect#adding-permissions-settings
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
+      - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
@@ -26,17 +31,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
 
-      - name: Clean
-        shell: bash
-        run: pnpm turbo run clean --force --concurrency 10
-
-      # Build without cache to ensure we release with the most accurate output
-      - name: Build
-        shell: bash
-        run: pnpm turbo run build --force --concurrency 10
-
-      - name: Outdated files, run `pnpm build` and commit them
-        uses: ./.github/actions/require-empty-diff
+      - name: Set deployment token
+        run: npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' "${NPM_TOKEN}"
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Check for pre.json file existence
         id: check_files
@@ -44,22 +42,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: ".changeset/pre.json"
 
-      - name: Set deployment token
-        run: npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' "${NPM_TOKEN}"
-
-      # https://github.com/changesets/action#with-publishing
-      - name: Handle Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
-        id: changesets
+      - name: Create version PR or publish 🚀
         if: steps.check_files.outputs.files_exists == 'false'
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
-          title: "chore: version packages 🔖"
-          commit: "chore: version packages 🔖"
           publish: pnpm release:publish
           version: pnpm release:version
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   docker:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/docker.yml