diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-github.yml b/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
index 9fa786094..1ecf07ba7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             echo "NPM DIST TAG ::: " ${{ env.NPM_DIST_TAG }}
             echo "Release Channel ::: " $RELEASE_CHANNEL
+            npm version prerelease --preid $RELEASE_CHANNEL
+            npm version prerelease --preid $RELEASE_CHANNEL --workspaces
             npm publish --tag $RELEASE_CHANNEL --workspaces
       - name: Dry-run Firebolt SDKs to NPM
         if: steps.check_build.outputs.files_exists == 'true' && (github.ref_name == 'main' && github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch')
@@ -106,8 +108,6 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMANTIC_RELEASE_BOT_PAT }} # <-- Allows semantic-release-bot to push changes to protected branches
           npm_config_tag: ${{ env.NPM_DIST_TAG }} # <-- For main, this is `latest.` Otherwise, `next`, `next-major`, etc. See ./.releaserc for release branch config.
         run: |
-          echo "GitHub Config ::::: '${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}'"
-          echo "GitHub Event Name :::: '${{ github.event_name }}'"
           npm run publish:docs /tmp/firebolt-docs $RELEASE_CHANNEL
           cd /tmp/firebolt-docs
           git config --global user.email "you@example.com"