diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
index 0b744c0f..1a3780e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       - main
       - prerelease/**
       - 252-patch
+      - 254-patch
     tags-ignore:
       - '*'
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/onRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/onRelease.yml
index 442013a4..264c8cef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/onRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/onRelease.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
     with:
       #ctc: true
       sign: true
-      tag: ${{ needs.getDistTag.outputs.tag || (needs.getMajorVersion.outputs.major == '1') && 'latest' || 'next' }}
+      # At CLCO, the new patch branch's version will be released as 'prerelease'. After R2b, delete the logic below for 'latest' and update 'prerelease' candidate to 'latest'
+      tag: ${{ needs.getDistTag.outputs.tag || (needs.getMajorVersion.outputs.major == '1' && 'latest') || (needs.getMajorVersion.outputs.major == '2' && 'prerelease') ||'next' }}
       githubTag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag }}
 
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f7057fe9..9e6cca21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: tests
 on:
   push:
-    branches-ignore: [main, 252-patch]
+    branches-ignore: [main, 252-patch, 254-patch]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
index adfafbdf..4fcb617b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, edited]
     # only applies to PRs that want to merge to main
-    branches: [main, 252-patch]
+    branches: [main, 252-patch, 254-patch]
 
 jobs:
   pr-validation:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98581984..ebfa8e44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@
       },
       {
         "versionNumber": "63.0",
+        "tagName": "prerelease"
+      },
+      {
+        "versionNumber": "64.0",
         "tagName": "next"
       }
     ]