diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 8da2a452..72a05a86 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    target-branch: "main"
     allow:
       - dependency-type: direct
     versioning-strategy: increase-if-necessary
@@ -15,3 +16,35 @@ updates:
       prefix-development: chore
     labels:
       - "Dependencies"
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+    target-branch: "release/v5"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: direct
+        dependency-name: "@npmcli/template-oss"
+    versioning-strategy: increase-if-necessary
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: deps
+      prefix-development: chore
+    labels:
+      - "Dependencies"
+      - "Backport"
+      - "release/v5"
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+    target-branch: "release/v6"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: direct
+        dependency-name: "@npmcli/template-oss"
+    versioning-strategy: increase-if-necessary
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: deps
+      prefix-development: chore
+    labels:
+      - "Dependencies"
+      - "Backport"
+      - "release/v6"
diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
index adbef7e6..206b6eeb 100644
--- a/.github/settings.yml
+++ b/.github/settings.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ branches:
     protection:
       required_status_checks: null
       enforce_admins: true
+      block_creations: true
       required_pull_request_reviews:
         required_approving_review_count: 1
         require_code_owner_reviews: true
@@ -24,10 +25,11 @@ branches:
         apps: []
         users: []
         teams: [ "cli-team" ]
-  - name: latest
+  - name: release/v5
     protection:
       required_status_checks: null
       enforce_admins: true
+      block_creations: true
       required_pull_request_reviews:
         required_approving_review_count: 1
         require_code_owner_reviews: true
@@ -37,10 +39,11 @@ branches:
         apps: []
         users: []
         teams: [ "cli-team" ]
-  - name: release/v*
+  - name: release/v6
     protection:
       required_status_checks: null
       enforce_admins: true
+      block_creations: true
       required_pull_request_reviews:
         required_approving_review_count: 1
         require_code_owner_reviews: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bb473086..225cf35e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - latest
       - release/v*
   schedule:
     # "At 09:00 UTC (02:00 PT) on Monday" https://crontab.guru/#0_9_*_*_1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 21244879..9fb3f79a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - latest
       - release/v*
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-      - latest
       - release/v*
   schedule:
     # "At 10:00 UTC (03:00 PT) on Monday" https://crontab.guru/#0_10_*_*_1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index da5779df..9c671a38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
         run: |
-          echo '$PR_TITLE' | npx --offline commitlint -V
+          echo "$PR_TITLE" | npx --offline commitlint -V
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b086b0a5..c0624c04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - latest
       - release/v*
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3492cffd..a932fce8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   "author": "GitHub Inc.",
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
-    "version": "4.17.0",
+    "version": "4.18.0",
     "engines": ">=10",
     "ciVersions": [
       "10.0.0",