diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d74622d30..cebd29bbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Release Every Other Monday
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      VERSION_NUMBER:
+        type: string
   # Run action at 16:15 PM on Monday (UTC)
   # schedule:
   # @TODO: the schedule below is weekly. Do byweekly check.
@@ -13,21 +16,12 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      VERSION_NUMBER: ${{ steps.git-release.outputs.VERSION_NUMBER }}
     steps:
-      - name: Generate a token
-        id: generate-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PEM }}
-          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          repositories: |
-            veda-ui
-            veda-config
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
       - name: git config
         run: |
           git config user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
@@ -37,17 +31,29 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE }}
       - run: yarn
-      - run: yarn release  --ci --verbose
+      - name: Release through Git
+        id: git-release
+        run: yarn release  --ci --verbose
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   preview-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: "release"
     steps:
+      - name: Generate a token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PEM }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          repositories: |
+            veda-ui
+            veda-config
       - name: Repository Dispatch
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
         with:
-          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          token: ${{steps.generate-token.outputs.token}}
           repository: nasa-impact/veda-config
           event-type: update-version
-          client-payload: '{"ref": "${{ github.ref }}", "VERSION_NUMBER": "${{ env.VERSION_NUMBER }}"}'
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+          client-payload: '{"ref": "${{ github.ref }}", "VERSION_NUMBER": "${{ needs.release.outputs.VERSION_NUMBER || inputs.VERSION_NUMBER }}"}'
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diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
index b35a5c711..614f9164a 100644
--- a/.release-it.json
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "hooks": {
-    "after:release": "echo \"VERSION_NUMBER=v${version}\" >> \"$GITHUB_ENV\" "
+    "after:release": "echo \"VERSION_NUMBER=v${version}\" >> \"$GITHUB_OUTPUT\" "
   },
   "plugins": {
     "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
     "preRelease": false,
     "draft": false
   }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be020b525..840e022e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@developmentseed/veda-ui",
   "description": "Dashboard",
-  "version": "5.11.4",
+  "version": "5.11.3",
   "author": {
     "name": "Development Seed",
     "url": "https://developmentseed.org/"