diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-spruce-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/release-spruce-dev.yml
index c0482bcc..3dda59f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-spruce-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-spruce-dev.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           jq --arg newVersion "$devVersion" '.version = $newVersion' package.json > package.tmp && mv package.tmp package.json
           jq --arg newVersion "$devVersion" '.version = $newVersion' package-lock.json > package-lock.tmp && mv package-lock.tmp package-lock.json
           jq --arg newVersion "$devVersion" '.packages[""].version = $newVersion' package-lock.json > package-lock.tmp && mv package-lock.tmp package-lock.json
-          jq --null-input --arg version "$devVersion" '{"name": "@pinecone-database/pinecone", "version": $version}' > src/version.json
+          jq --null-input --arg version "$devVersion" --arg release "@spruce" '{"name": "@pinecone-database/pinecone", "version": $version, "release": $release}' > src/version.json
 
       - name: 'Publish to npm'
         run: npm publish --tag spruceDev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-spruce.yml b/.github/workflows/release-spruce.yml
index 52c38f54..125cae12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-spruce.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-spruce.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           jq --arg newVersion "$devVersion" '.version = $newVersion' package.json > package.tmp && mv package.tmp package.json
           jq --arg newVersion "$devVersion" '.version = $newVersion' package-lock.json > package-lock.tmp && mv package-lock.tmp package-lock.json
           jq --arg newVersion "$devVersion" '.packages[""].version = $newVersion' package-lock.json > package-lock.tmp && mv package-lock.tmp package-lock.json
-          jq --null-input --arg version "$devVersion" '{"name": "@pinecone-database/pinecone", "version": $version}' > src/version.json
+          jq --null-input --arg version "$devVersion" --arg release "@spruce" '{"name": "@pinecone-database/pinecone", "version": $version, "release": $release}' > src/version.json
 
       - name: 'Publish to npm'
         run: npm publish --tag spruce
diff --git a/src/utils/user-agent.ts b/src/utils/user-agent.ts
index 4e291263..ab1f4a30 100644
--- a/src/utils/user-agent.ts
+++ b/src/utils/user-agent.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export const buildUserAgent = (isLegacy: boolean) => {
     'lang=typescript',
   ];
 
+  // If there's a release in packageInfo, append to the user agent
+  if (packageInfo.release && packageInfo.release !== '') {
+    userAgentParts.push(`release=${packageInfo.release}`);
+  }
+
   if (isEdge()) {
     userAgentParts.push('Edge Runtime');
   }
diff --git a/src/version.json b/src/version.json
index adc962b9..f1bba8e8 100644
--- a/src/version.json
+++ b/src/version.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "@pinecone-database/pinecone",
-  "version": "1.1.2"
+  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "release": ""
 }