diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 2a5845542..c9d5ec1cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - release
+      - release-keep-version
       - integration
       - integration-*
       - next
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn release
         env:
           RELEASE_BRANCH: release
+          RELEASE_KEEP_VERSION_BRANCH: release-keep-version
           INTEGRATION_BRANCH: integration
           NEXT_BRANCH: next
           STABLE_BRANCH: stable
diff --git a/vx/opts.js b/vx/opts.js
index c49f83784..a1904a9e8 100644
--- a/vx/opts.js
+++ b/vx/opts.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
     DEVELOPMENT: 'development',
     TEST: 'test',
   },
+
   fileNames: {
     CHANGELOG: 'CHANGELOG.md',
     JEST_CONFIG: 'jest.config.js',
@@ -29,12 +30,12 @@ module.exports = {
     TSCONFIG_JSON: 'tsconfig.json',
     VX_BUILD: 'vx.build.js',
   },
-  packageJsonFields: {
-    VX: 'vx',
-  },
   format: {
     UMD: 'umd',
     CJS: 'cjs',
     ES: 'es',
   },
+  packageJsonFields: {
+    VX: 'vx',
+  },
 };
diff --git a/vx/scripts/release/genDiffData.js b/vx/scripts/release/genDiffData.js
index c0976da14..75ead0ae4 100644
--- a/vx/scripts/release/genDiffData.js
+++ b/vx/scripts/release/genDiffData.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const {
   isIntegrationBranch,
   isReleaseBranch,
   isNextBranch,
+  isReleaseKeepVersionBranch,
 } = require('vx/util/taggedBranch');
 const { CURRENT_BRANCH } = require('vx/util/taggedBranch');
 const { usePackage } = require('vx/vxContext');
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ function genDiffData(commits) {
     tag,
     tagId,
     version,
+    versionToPublish: isReleaseKeepVersionBranch
+      ? version
+      : tag
+      ? tagId
+      : nextVersion,
   };
 }
 
@@ -46,12 +52,16 @@ function pickTagId(nextVersion) {
   const commitHash = GITHUB_SHA.substr(0, 6);
 
   if (isNextBranch) {
-    return `${nextVersion}-${TAG_NEXT}-${commitHash}`;
+    return getTag(nextVersion, TAG_NEXT, commitHash);
   }
 
   if (isIntegrationBranch) {
-    return `${nextVersion}-${TAG_DEV}-${commitHash}`;
+    return getTag(nextVersion, TAG_DEV, commitHash);
   }
 
   throw Error('pickTagId: Encountered an unexpected input.');
 }
+
+function getTag(...keywords) {
+  return keywords.filter(Boolean).join('-');
+}
diff --git a/vx/scripts/release/steps/publishPackage.js b/vx/scripts/release/steps/publishPackage.js
index 0e038466d..556f17ce3 100644
--- a/vx/scripts/release/steps/publishPackage.js
+++ b/vx/scripts/release/steps/publishPackage.js
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
-const { TAG_NEXT } = require('../releaseKeywords');
+const { TAG_NEXT, TAG_DEV } = require('../releaseKeywords');
 
 const exec = require('vx/exec');
 const logger = require('vx/logger');
-const { TAG_DEV } = require('vx/scripts/release/releaseKeywords');
 const joinTruthy = require('vx/util/joinTruthy');
 const { isReleaseBranch } = require('vx/util/taggedBranch');
 const { usePackage } = require('vx/vxContext');
 const vxPath = require('vx/vxPath');
 
-function publishPackage({ tag, tagId, nextVersion }) {
-  const versionToUse = tag && tagId ? tagId : nextVersion;
-
+function publishPackage({ tag, tagId, versionToPublish }) {
   logger.info(`🚀 Publishing package ${usePackage()}.
-    Version: ${versionToUse}
+    Version: ${versionToPublish}
     Tag Id: ${tagId}
     Tag: ${tag}`);
 
-  if (!shouldRelease(versionToUse)) {
+  if (!shouldRelease(versionToPublish)) {
     return logger.info(`❌  Not in release branch. Skipping publish.`);
   }
 
-  const command = genPublishCommand(versionToUse, tag);
+  const command = genPublishCommand(versionToPublish, tag);
   execCommandWithGitConfig(command);
   clearTag(tag, tagId);
 }
diff --git a/vx/scripts/release/steps/setNextVersion.js b/vx/scripts/release/steps/setNextVersion.js
index 8cbe5c289..15aa8fd52 100644
--- a/vx/scripts/release/steps/setNextVersion.js
+++ b/vx/scripts/release/steps/setNextVersion.js
@@ -1,24 +1,45 @@
 const { writeJSONSync } = require('fs-extra');
 
+const { isReleaseKeepVersionBranch } = require('../../../util/taggedBranch');
+
 const logger = require('vx/logger');
 const packageJson = require('vx/util/packageJson');
 const { usePackage } = require('vx/vxContext');
 const vxPath = require('vx/vxPath');
 
-function setNextVersion({ tagId, tag, nextVersion }) {
+function setNextVersion({
+  tagId,
+  tag,
+  nextVersion,
+  versionToPublish,
+  changeLevel,
+}) {
   const packageName = usePackage();
   const existingPkgJson = packageJson(packageName);
 
-  const prevVersion = existingPkgJson.version;
+  if (isReleaseKeepVersionBranch) {
+    logger.info(
+      `🔢 Skipping version update for ${usePackage()} due to release keep version branch.
+      Version being kept: ${existingPkgJson.version}.
+
+      Diff data:
+      packageName: ${packageName}
+      changeLevel: ${changeLevel}
+      tagId: ${tagId}
+      tag: ${tag}
+      versionToPublish: ${versionToPublish}`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
 
-  nextVersion = tag ? tagId : nextVersion;
+  const prevVersion = existingPkgJson.version;
 
-  const nextPackageJson = { ...existingPkgJson, version: nextVersion };
+  const nextPackageJson = { ...existingPkgJson, version: versionToPublish };
 
-  existingPkgJson.version = nextVersion;
+  existingPkgJson.version = versionToPublish;
 
   logger.info(
-    `🔢 Setting next version for ${usePackage()}. From ${prevVersion} to ${nextVersion}`
+    `🔢 Setting next version for ${usePackage()}. From ${prevVersion} to ${versionToPublish}`
   );
 
   writeJSONSync(vxPath.packageJson(packageName), nextPackageJson, {
@@ -27,9 +48,9 @@ function setNextVersion({ tagId, tag, nextVersion }) {
 
   const updated = packageJson(packageName);
 
-  if (updated.version !== nextVersion) {
+  if (updated.version !== versionToPublish) {
     logger.error(
-      `🚨 Failed to update ${usePackage()} version to: ` + nextVersion
+      `🚨 Failed to update ${usePackage()} version to: ` + versionToPublish
     );
     return process.exit(1);
   }
diff --git a/vx/util/taggedBranch.js b/vx/util/taggedBranch.js
index 47596b864..2d904a3c8 100644
--- a/vx/util/taggedBranch.js
+++ b/vx/util/taggedBranch.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const {
   LATEST_BRANCH,
   STABLE_BRANCH,
   RELEASE_BRANCH,
+  RELEASE_KEEP_VERSION_BRANCH,
 } = process.env;
 const packageNames = require('vx/packageNames');
 
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ const isNextBranch = CURRENT_BRANCH.startsWith(NEXT_BRANCH);
 const isLatestBranch = CURRENT_BRANCH.startsWith(LATEST_BRANCH);
 const isStableBranch = CURRENT_BRANCH.startsWith(STABLE_BRANCH);
 const isReleaseBranch = CURRENT_BRANCH.startsWith(RELEASE_BRANCH);
+const isReleaseKeepVersionBranch = CURRENT_BRANCH.startsWith(
+  RELEASE_KEEP_VERSION_BRANCH
+);
 const [, target = undefined] =
   isIntegrationBranch || isNextBranch ? CURRENT_BRANCH.split('-') : [];
 
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ module.exports = {
   isLatestBranch,
   isNextBranch,
   isReleaseBranch,
+  isReleaseKeepVersionBranch,
   isStableBranch,
   targetPackage: packageNames.names[target],
 };