diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-canary.yml b/.github/workflows/release-canary.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a9cac80..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-canary.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-name: Release - canary
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  release-canary:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: write
-    if: |
-      github.repository == 'carbon-design-system/carbon-labs'
-    timeout-minutes: 60
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: '0'
-      - run: |
-          git config user.name carbon-bot
-          git config user.email carbon@us.ibm.com
-      - name: Use Node.js 18.x
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20.x'
-          cache: 'yarn'
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: yarn install
-      - name: Build project
-        run: yarn build
-      - name: Set NPM token
-        run: |
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
-      - name: Publish canary release of packages
-        run: |
-          yarn lerna publish --canary --preid canary --dist-tag canary --yes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-deprecated.yml b/.github/workflows/release-deprecated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..358edb93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-deprecated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+name: Release
+run-name:
+  ${{ inputs.type }} - dry-run:${{ inputs.dry-run }} by @${{ github.actor }}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      type:
+        required: true
+        description: 'Specify the type of release'
+        type: choice
+        default: first minor rc
+        options:
+          - full minor release
+          - first minor rc
+          - full patch release
+          - first patch rc
+          - subsequent rc
+      dry-run:
+        required: true
+        description: 'Run dry run?'
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
+    if: |
+      github.repository == 'carbon-design-system/carbon-labs'
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MERGE_ACTION }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: '0'
+      - run: |
+          git config --global user.email ${{ secrets.CARBON_BOT_EMAIL }}
+          git config --global user.name ${{ secrets.CARBON_BOT_NAME }}
+      - name: Use Node.js 18.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20.x'
+          cache: 'yarn'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install
+      - name: Build project
+        run: yarn build
+      - name: Set NPM token
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
+      - name: Set dry run env variable
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run }}" == "false"  ]; then
+            echo "DRY_RUN=--yes" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+      - name: Publish full minor release (ie. v1.x.0)
+        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'full minor release'
+        run: |
+          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
+          yarn lerna publish minor --conventional-graduate $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
+      - name: Publish first minor RC (ie. v1.x.0-rc.0)
+        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'first minor rc'
+        run: |
+          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
+          yarn lerna publish preminor --conventional-prerelease --preid rc --pre-dist-tag next $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
+      - name: Publish full patch release (ie. v1.0.x)
+        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'full patch release'
+        run: |
+          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
+          yarn lerna publish patch --conventional-graduate $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
+      - name: Publish first patch RC (ie. v1.0.x-rc.0)
+        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'first patch rc'
+        run: |
+          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
+          yarn lerna publish prepatch --conventional-prerelease --preid rc --pre-dist-tag next $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
+      - name: Publish subsequent RC (ie. v1.0.0-rc.x)
+        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'subsequent rc'
+        run: |
+          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
+          yarn lerna publish --conventional-prerelease --preid rc --pre-dist-tag next $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 358edb93..12347651 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,31 +1,15 @@
 name: Release
-run-name:
-  ${{ inputs.type }} - dry-run:${{ inputs.dry-run }} by @${{ github.actor }}
+
+## on every merge to the main branch, lerna will publish a minor version for packages that have been modified
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      type:
-        required: true
-        description: 'Specify the type of release'
-        type: choice
-        default: first minor rc
-        options:
-          - full minor release
-          - first minor rc
-          - full patch release
-          - first patch rc
-          - subsequent rc
-      dry-run:
-        required: true
-        description: 'Run dry run?'
-        type: boolean
-        default: true
-
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -35,15 +19,13 @@ jobs:
     if: |
       github.repository == 'carbon-design-system/carbon-labs'
     timeout-minutes: 60
-    env:
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MERGE_ACTION }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0'
       - run: |
-          git config --global user.email ${{ secrets.CARBON_BOT_EMAIL }}
-          git config --global user.name ${{ secrets.CARBON_BOT_NAME }}
+          git config user.name carbon-bot
+          git config user.email carbon@us.ibm.com
       - name: Use Node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -56,33 +38,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set NPM token
         run: |
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
-      - name: Set dry run env variable
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run }}" == "false"  ]; then
-            echo "DRY_RUN=--yes" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
-      - name: Publish full minor release (ie. v1.x.0)
-        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'full minor release'
-        run: |
-          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
-          yarn lerna publish minor --conventional-graduate $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
-      - name: Publish first minor RC (ie. v1.x.0-rc.0)
-        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'first minor rc'
-        run: |
-          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
-          yarn lerna publish preminor --conventional-prerelease --preid rc --pre-dist-tag next $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
-      - name: Publish full patch release (ie. v1.0.x)
-        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'full patch release'
-        run: |
-          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
-          yarn lerna publish patch --conventional-graduate $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
-      - name: Publish first patch RC (ie. v1.0.x-rc.0)
-        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'first patch rc'
-        run: |
-          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
-          yarn lerna publish prepatch --conventional-prerelease --preid rc --pre-dist-tag next $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
-      - name: Publish subsequent RC (ie. v1.0.0-rc.x)
-        if: github.event.inputs.type == 'subsequent rc'
+      - name: Publish minor release of packages
         run: |
-          echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
-          yarn lerna publish --conventional-prerelease --preid rc --pre-dist-tag next $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}") $(echo "${{ env.FORCE_PUBLISH }}")
+          yarn lerna publish minor --dist-tag latest --yes