diff --git a/.github/workflows/lockfileversion-check.yml b/.github/workflows/lockfileversion-check.yml
index 916dcb40d2..4a3c01197c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lockfileversion-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lockfileversion-check.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ name: Lockfile Version check
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-    - master
+    - next
+    - release-*
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1390787c0c..f77c38e3bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name: Release CI
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-    - master
+    - next
+    - release-*
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
@@ -35,4 +36,4 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENEDX_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENEDX_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_NPM_TOKEN }}
-      run: npx semantic-release@22
+      run: npx semantic-release@22 --dry-run
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-master-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-master-alpha.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 36d39e2ece..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-master-alpha.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-name: Sync alpha with master
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  sync-branches:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Syncing branches
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        id: cpr
-        uses: tretuna/sync-branches@1.4.0
-        with:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.requirements_bot_github_token }}
-          FROM_BRANCH: master
-          TO_BRANCH: alpha
-      - name: Enable Pull Request Automerge
-        uses: peter-evans/enable-pull-request-automerge@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.requirements_bot_github_token }}
-          pull-request-number: ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER }}
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index 2c101b5028..94b6f78223 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "branches": ["master", "next"],
+  "branches": [
+    { "name": "release-22.x", "range": "22.x", "channel": "22.x" },
+    { "name": "release-23.x" },
+    { "name": "next", "prerelease": true, "channel": "next" }
+  ],
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9be7168e6b..0289784d0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "stylelint": "stylelint \"src/**/*.scss\" \"scss/**/*.scss\" \"www/src/**/*.scss\" --config .stylelintrc.json",
     "lint": "npm run stylelint && eslint --ext .js --ext .jsx --ext .ts --ext .tsx . && npm run lint --workspaces --if-present",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
-    "semantic-release": "semantic-release",
+    "semantic-release": "semantic-release --dry-run",
     "snapshot": "jest --updateSnapshot",
     "start": "npm start --workspace=www",
     "test": "jest --coverage",