diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml b/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml
index d2e7fdb7136..327a1522ff1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ jobs:
         run: corepack yarn version apply --all --json | jq -s > releases.json
       - name: Prepare changelog
         run: corepack yarn workspace @uppy-dev/release update-changelogs releases.json | xargs git add
-      - name: Update contributors table
-        run: corepack yarn contributors:save && corepack yarn remark -foq README.md && git add README.md
       - name: Update CDN URLs
         run: corepack yarn workspace @uppy-dev/release update-version-URLs | xargs git add
       - name: Stage changes and remove temp files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a036624b6b5..049e00d3960 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Login to NPM
         run: corepack yarn config set npmAuthToken ${{ toJSON(secrets.NPM_TOKEN) }}
       - name: Publish to NPM
-        run: corepack yarn workspaces foreach --no-private npm publish --access public --tolerate-republish
+        run: corepack yarn workspaces foreach --no-private npm publish --access public --tag next --tolerate-republish
       - name: Merge PR
         id: merge
         run: |
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         id: uppyVersion
         run: jq -r '"##[set-output name=version;]"+.version' < packages/uppy/package.json
       - name: Create GitHub release
-        run: gh release create uppy@${{ steps.uppyVersion.outputs.version }} -t "Uppy ${{ steps.uppyVersion.outputs.version }}" -F CHANGELOG.diff.md
+        run: gh release create uppy@${{ steps.uppyVersion.outputs.version }} -t "Uppy ${{ steps.uppyVersion.outputs.version }}" -F CHANGELOG.diff.md --prerelease
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Upload `uppy` to CDN
diff --git a/private/release/choose-semverness.js b/private/release/choose-semverness.js
index ac257b90f1e..3a7654c1f4d 100755
--- a/private/release/choose-semverness.js
+++ b/private/release/choose-semverness.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default async function pickSemverness (
         { title: 'Minor', value: 'minor' },
         { title: 'Major', value: 'major' },
       ],
-      initial: 2,
+      initial: 0,
     })
 
     if (!response.value) {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export default async function pickSemverness (
           { title: 'Minor', value: 'minor', disabled: robodogSemverness === 'major' },
           { title: 'Major', value: 'major' },
         ],
-        initial: 2,
+        initial: 0,
       })
 
       releaseFile.write(`  "@uppy/robodog": ${response.value}\n`)
diff --git a/private/release/config.js b/private/release/config.js
index 88ab626e50f..b6a6c7ec50c 100644
--- a/private/release/config.js
+++ b/private/release/config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const REPO_OWNER = 'transloadit'
 export const REPO_NAME = 'uppy'
-export const TARGET_BRANCH = 'main'
+export const TARGET_BRANCH = '3.x'