diff --git a/.github/workflows/automations.yml b/.github/workflows/automations.yml
index 20210f281..175a134f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automations.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - unstable
   pull_request_target:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
index 759e7bd07..5436bc9dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ name: build-dev
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - master
   push:
     branches:
-      - unstable
+      - master
+      - "*.*.z"
 
 jobs:
   dev:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index b380a1519..1f73cd514 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: build-docs
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - unstable
+      - master
 
 jobs:
   docs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/build-prod.yml
index 096a6a5cf..9294e845f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-prod.yml
@@ -1,64 +1,15 @@
+# Builds the production version of the app
 name: build-prod
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - "*.*.z"
 
 jobs:
-  version-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout master (the latest release)
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
-        with:
-          ref: master
-      - name: Install jq to parse json
-        uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
-        with:
-          packages: jq
-      - name: Save old package.json version
-        run: echo "oldPackVersion=$(jq -r ".version" package.json)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Find and save old major_version from manifest
-        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^major_version/ { print "oldMajor="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Find and save old minor_version from manifest
-        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^minor_version/ { print "oldMinor="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Find and save old build_version from manifest
-        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^build_version/ { print "oldBuild="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Save old manifest version
-        run: echo "oldManVersion=${{ env.oldMajor }}.${{ env.oldMinor }}.${{ env.oldBuild }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Save old Makefile version
-        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS=" := " } /^VERSION/ { print "oldMakeVersion="$2; }' Makefile >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Checkout PR branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
-      - name: Save new package.json version
-        run: echo "newPackVersion=$(jq -r ".version" package.json)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: package.json version must be updated
-        if: env.oldPackVersion == env.newPackVersion
-        run: exit 1
-      - name: Find and save new major_version from manifest
-        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^major_version/ { print "newMajor="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Find and save new minor_version from manifest
-        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^minor_version/ { print "newMinor="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Find and save new build_version from manifest
-        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^build_version/ { print "newBuild="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Save new manifest version
-        run: echo "newManVersion=${{ env.newMajor }}.${{ env.newMinor }}.${{ env.newBuild }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Manifest version must be updated
-        if: env.oldManVersion == env.newManVersion
-        run: exit 1
-      - name: Save new Makefile version
-        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS=" := " } /^VERSION/ { print "newMakeVersion="$2; }' Makefile >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Makefile version must be updated
-        if: env.oldMakeVersion == env.newMakeVersion
-        run: exit 1
-      - name: All new versions must match
-        if: (env.newManVersion != env.newPackVersion) || (env.newManVersion != env.newMakeVersion)
-        run: exit 1
   prod:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release-prep') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-api-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-api-docs.yml
index b4a6787f1..eaf938519 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-api-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-api-docs.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: deploy-api-docs
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["unstable"]
+    branches: ["master"]
     paths: ["docs/**"] # only run if the docs are updated
 
   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 349ee30af..1eebdf85c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ name: lint
 on:
   pull_request:
 
-
 jobs:
   brightscript:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -79,4 +78,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install roku package dependencies
         run: npx ropm install
       - name: Check markdown files for spelling errors
-        run: npm run lint-spelling
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: npm run lint-spelling
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-prep.yml b/.github/workflows/release-prep.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8a1c51ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-prep.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# All of the jobs in this workflow will only run if the PR that triggered it has a 'release-prep' label
+name: release-prep
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled, opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  version-check:
+    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release-prep') }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: DEBUG ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+        run: echo ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+      - name: Checkout the branch this PR wants to update
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+      - name: Install jq to parse json
+        uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
+        with:
+          packages: jq
+      - name: Save old package.json version
+        run: echo "oldPackVersion=$(jq -r ".version" package.json)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Find and save old major_version from manifest
+        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^major_version/ { print "oldMajor="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Find and save old minor_version from manifest
+        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^minor_version/ { print "oldMinor="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Find and save old build_version from manifest
+        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^build_version/ { print "oldBuild="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Save old manifest version
+        run: echo "oldManVersion=${{ env.oldMajor }}.${{ env.oldMinor }}.${{ env.oldBuild }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Save old Makefile version
+        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS=" := " } /^VERSION/ { print "oldMakeVersion="$2; }' Makefile >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Checkout PR branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
+      - name: Save new package.json version
+        run: echo "newPackVersion=$(jq -r ".version" package.json)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: package.json version must be updated
+        if: env.oldPackVersion == env.newPackVersion
+        run: exit 1
+      - name: Find and save new major_version from manifest
+        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^major_version/ { print "newMajor="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Find and save new minor_version from manifest
+        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^minor_version/ { print "newMinor="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Find and save new build_version from manifest
+        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS="=" } /^build_version/ { print "newBuild="$2; }' manifest >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Save new manifest version
+        run: echo "newManVersion=${{ env.newMajor }}.${{ env.newMinor }}.${{ env.newBuild }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Manifest version must be updated
+        if: env.oldManVersion == env.newManVersion
+        run: exit 1
+      - name: Save new Makefile version
+        run: awk 'BEGIN { FS=" := " } /^VERSION/ { print "newMakeVersion="$2; }' Makefile >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Makefile version must be updated
+        if: env.oldMakeVersion == env.newMakeVersion
+        run: exit 1
+      - name: All new versions must match
+        if: (env.newManVersion != env.newPackVersion) || (env.newManVersion != env.newMakeVersion)
+        run: exit 1
+  build-prod:
+    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release-prep') }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "lts/*"
+          cache: "npm"
+      - name: NPM install
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Install roku module dependencies
+        run: npm run ropm
+      - name: Build app for production
+        run: npm run build-prod
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@a8a3f3ad30e3422c9c7b888a15615d19a852ae32 # v3
+        with:
+          name: Jellyfin-Roku-v${{ env.newManVersion }}-${{ github.sha }}
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/staging
+          if-no-files-found: error