diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
index 8dc582826..9fce4d334 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,36 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set PR Output
         run: echo "pr=${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+  create_release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release (Keep Version)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        package: [backend, frontend, webeoc]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Retrieve the latest tag (from the release branch)
+      - name: Get Latest Tag
+        id: tag
+        run: |
+          git fetch --tags
+          latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match "v*.*.*")
+          echo "::set-output name=latest_tag::$latest_tag"
+          echo "Latest tag: $latest_tag"
+
+      # Create GitHub Release using the last tag
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.latest_tag }}
+          name: Release ${{ steps.tag.outputs.latest_tag }}
+          body: |
+            ## Changes in this release:
+            - New features and bug fixes.
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   # https://github.com/bcgov/quickstart-openshift-helpers
   deploy-prod:
     name: Deploy (prod)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
index 3bb7b6ba6..8e387ad7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 name: PR
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["PR Bump Version Workflow"]
+    types:
+      - completed
+    branches:
+      - release/**
 concurrency:
   # Cancel in progress for PR open and close
   group: ${{ github.event.number }}
@@ -20,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: bcgov-nr/action-builder-ghcr@v2.0.2
         with:
-          keep_versions: 50
           package: ${{ matrix.package }}
           tag: ${{ github.event.number }}
           tag_fallback: latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-version-bump.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e3f2dfa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-version-bump.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+name: PR Bump Version Workflow
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened]
+    branches:
+      - release/**
+
+concurrency:
+  # Cancel in progress for PR open and close
+  group: ${{ github.event.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  bump_version:
+    name: Bump Version for Release Branch
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        package: [backend, frontend, webeoc]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+
+      - name: Install jq (JSON parser)
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y jq
+
+      # Check if it's the first PR into the release branch (no existing tags)
+      - name: Check for existing tags
+        id: check_tag
+        run: |
+          git fetch --tags
+          latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match "v*.*.*" || echo "none")
+          echo "::set-output name=latest_tag::$latest_tag"
+
+      # Bump minor version and reset patch for first PR
+      - name: Bump minor version and reset patch for first PR
+        if: ${{ steps.check_tag.outputs.latest_tag == 'none' }}
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ matrix.package }}
+          current_version=$(jq -r '.version' package.json)
+          new_version=$(echo $current_version | awk -F. '{$2+=1; $3=0; print $1"."$2"."$3}')
+          jq --arg v "$new_version" '.version = $v' package.json > package.json.tmp && mv package.json.tmp package.json
+          echo "First PR: Resetting patch and bumping minor. New version: $new_version"
+
+      # Bump patch version for subsequent PRs
+      - name: Bump patch version for subsequent PRs
+        if: ${{ steps.check_tag.outputs.latest_tag != 'none' }}
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ matrix.package }}
+          current_version=$(jq -r '.version' package.json)
+          new_version=$(echo $current_version | awk -F. '{$3+=1; print $1"."$2"."$3}')
+          jq --arg v "$new_version" '.version = $v' package.json > package.json.tmp && mv package.json.tmp package.json
+          echo "Subsequent PR: Bumping patch. New version: $new_version"
+
+      - name: Set Git Identity
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+
+      - name: Pull latest changes before pushing
+        run: |
+          git pull --rebase origin ${{ github.head_ref }}
+
+      # Commit and push version bump
+      - name: Commit and push version bump
+        run: |
+          git add ${{ matrix.package }}/package.json
+          git commit -m "chore(${{ matrix.package }}): bump version."
+          git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/${{ github.head_ref }}  # Push to the branch associated with the PR
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 5fa883561..920d5bd83 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nr-compliance-enforcement",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "description": "BCGov devops quickstart. For reference, testing and new projects.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index cce62e34f..8ff5c48d5 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "name": "nr-sample-natcomplaints",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "name": "nr-natcomplaints",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@faker-js/faker": "^8.0.2",
diff --git a/webeoc/package.json b/webeoc/package.json
index 325e71e99..0acdb5c04 100644
--- a/webeoc/package.json
+++ b/webeoc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webeoc",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "description": "",
   "author": "",
   "private": true,