diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
index 0b744c0..1a3780e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-github-release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       - main
       - prerelease/**
       - 252-patch
+      - 254-patch
     tags-ignore:
       - '*'
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/onRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/onRelease.yml
index b1a105e..da05553 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/onRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/onRelease.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
     with:
       #ctc: true
       sign: true
-      tag: ${{ needs.getDistTag.outputs.tag || (needs.getMajorVersion.outputs.major == '1') && 'latest' || 'next' }}
+      # At CLCO, the new patch branch's version will be released as 'prerelease'. After R2b, delete the logic below for 'latest' and update 'prerelease' candidate to 'latest'
+      tag: ${{ needs.getDistTag.outputs.tag || (needs.getMajorVersion.outputs.major == '1' && 'latest') || (needs.getMajorVersion.outputs.major == '2' && 'prerelease') ||'next' }}
       githubTag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag }}
       nodeVersion: 20.18.0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f09db51..b2d448d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: tests
 on:
   push:
-    branches-ignore: [main, 252-patch]
+    branches-ignore: [main, 252-patch, 254-patch]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
index adfafbd..4fcb617 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, edited]
     # only applies to PRs that want to merge to main
-    branches: [main, 252-patch]
+    branches: [main, 252-patch, 254-patch]
 
 jobs:
   pr-validation:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53285e0..054dd3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
   "apiVersionMetadata": {
     "comment": "Refer to ApiVersionMetadata in orgUtils.ts for details",
     "target": {
-      "versionNumber": "63.0",
+      "versionNumber": "64.0",
       "matchingDevServerVersion": "^11.1.0"
     },
     "versionToTagMappings": [
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@
       },
       {
         "versionNumber": "63.0",
+        "tagName": "prerelease"
+      },
+      {
+        "versionNumber": "64.0",
         "tagName": "next"
       }
     ]