diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index 8101dcb8b..a118a588d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "INSO_VERSION=$(jq .version packages/insomnia-inso/package.json -rj)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Package inso
-        run: npm run inso-package
+        run: |
+          echo "Replacing electron binary with node binary"
+          node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp install --update-binary --directory node_modules/@getinsomnia/node-libcurl
+          npm run inso-package
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ env.INSO_VERSION }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-recurring.yml b/.github/workflows/release-recurring.yml
index f2212a334..7680e460f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-recurring.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-recurring.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Bump version
         shell: bash
-        run: BUILD_REF="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && '.pr-$PR_NUMBER' || '' }}" npm run app-bump-version
+        run: npm --workspaces version prerelease --preid="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && '.pr-$PR_NUMBER' || '' }}" --no-git-tag-version
 
       - name: Package
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-start.yml b/.github/workflows/release-start.yml
index 539920c6f..d58877c60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-start.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-start.yml
@@ -12,39 +12,18 @@ on:
         - beta
         - stable
       version:
-        required: true
-        description: version of the release (e.g. 2022.1.0)
-      iteration:
         required: false
-        description: iteration of the release, used for non-stable releases (version-channel.iteration) (e.g. 0, 1, 2, 3 ...)
-        default: '0'
-
-env:
-  RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}${{ github.event.inputs.channel != 'stable' && format('-{0}.{1}', github.event.inputs.channel, github.event.inputs.iteration) || '' }}
-  RELEASE_BRANCH: release/${{ github.event.inputs.version }}${{ github.event.inputs.channel != 'stable' && format('-{0}.{1}', github.event.inputs.channel, github.event.inputs.iteration) || '' }}
+        description: force version of the release (e.g. 2022.1.0)
 
 jobs:
   setup-release-branch:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Create Branch # Create a branch if it doesn't exist
-        uses: peterjgrainger/action-create-branch@v2.0.1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          branch: ${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
-
-      - name: Checkout branch # Check out the new branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - name: Configure Git user
-        id: configure_git_user
-        uses: Homebrew/actions/git-user-config@master
-        with:
-          username: ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.actor) || 'insomnia-infra' }}
+          ref: develop
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -56,37 +35,43 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install packages
         run: npm ci
 
+      - name: App version (stable, no version doing patch)
+        if: github.event.inputs.channel == 'stable' && !github.event.inputs.version
+        run: npm --workspaces version patch
+
       - name: App version (stable)
-        if: github.event.inputs.channel == 'stable'
-        run: npm --workspaces version minor
+        if: github.event.inputs.channel == 'stable' && github.event.inputs.version
+        run: npm --workspaces version "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
 
       - name: App version (alpha/beta)
         if: github.event.inputs.channel != 'stable'
-        run: npm --workspaces version prerelease --preid "${{ github.event.inputs.channel }}"."${{ github.event.inputs.iteration == '0' && 'preminor' || 'prerelease' }}"
+        run: npm --workspaces version --preid "${{ github.event.inputs.channel }}" prerelease
 
-      - name: Config version
-        run: APP_VERSION="${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}" npm run app-bump-version
+      - name: Get version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('./packages/insomnia/package.json').version)")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "RELEASE_BRANCH=release/$(node -e "console.log(require('./packages/insomnia/package.json').version)")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Commit
+      - name: Configure Git user
+        id: configure_git_user
+        uses: Homebrew/actions/git-user-config@master
+        with:
+          username: ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.actor) || 'insomnia-infra' }}
+
+      - name: Git create branch locally # Check out the new branch
+        run: git checkout -b ${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
+
+      - name: Git Commit
         run: git commit -am "Bump app version to ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
 
-      - name: Push changes
+      - name: Git Push changes
         run: |
           remote_repo="https://${GITHUB_ACTOR}:${RELEASE_GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
           git push "${remote_repo}" --follow-tags
         env:
           RELEASE_GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GH_TOKEN }}
 
-  create-pull-request:
-    needs: setup-release-branch
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch # Check out the new branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
       - name: Run the Action
         uses: devops-infra/action-pull-request@v0.4.2
         with:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c30bf370..7e45eb121 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "watch:app": "npm run build:main.min.js --workspace=packages/insomnia && npm run start:dev-server --workspace=packages/insomnia",
     "app-build": "npm run build --workspace=packages/insomnia",
     "app-package": "npm run build --workspace=packages/insomnia && npm run package --workspace=packages/insomnia",
-    "app-bump-version": "npm run bump-version --workspace=packages/insomnia",
     "test:smoke:dev": "npm run test:dev --workspace=packages/insomnia-smoke-test -- --project=Smoke",
     "test:smoke:build": "npm run test:build --workspace=packages/insomnia-smoke-test -- --project=Smoke",
     "test:smoke:package": "npm run test:package --workspace=packages/insomnia-smoke-test -- --project=Smoke",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/package.json b/packages/insomnia/package.json
index 4b6675dfc..587ac3ee9 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     "build:app": "esr --cache ./scripts/build.ts --noErrorTruncation",
     "build:main.min.js": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development esr esbuild.main.ts",
     "build:sr": "esr esbuild.sr.ts && tsc --build tsconfig.build.sr.json",
-    "bump-version": "esr scripts/bumpVersion.ts",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js,.ts,.tsx --cache",
     "package": "cross-env USE_HARD_LINKS=false electron-builder build --config electron-builder.config.js",
     "start": "concurrently -n dev,app --kill-others \"npm run start:dev-server\" \"npm run start:electron\"",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/scripts/bumpVersion.ts b/packages/insomnia/scripts/bumpVersion.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 92e9ef7c5..000000000
--- a/packages/insomnia/scripts/bumpVersion.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import { writeFileSync } from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
-
-import packageLockConfig from '../../../package-lock.json';
-import packageConfig from '../package.json';
-
-// Start build if ran from CLI
-if (require.main === module) {
-  process.nextTick(async () => {
-    try {
-      await module.exports.start();
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.log('[build] ERROR:', err);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-  });
-}
-
-export const start = async () => {
-  // Used to overwrite the app version entirely for release builds
-  let appVersionOverride = process.env.APP_VERSION;
-  // Used to append a build ref to the end of an existing app version for non-release builds
-  const buildRef = process.env.BUILD_REF;
-  if (buildRef) {
-    // Ignore any existing semver prerelease/build tags
-    const cleanedVersion = packageConfig.version.match(/^(\d{4}\.\d+\.\d+)/);
-    if (!cleanedVersion) {
-      console.log('[build] Invalid version found in app config');
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-
-    appVersionOverride = `${cleanedVersion[1]}-dev+${buildRef}`;
-  }
-
-  if (!appVersionOverride) {
-    console.log('[build] Missing app version override, please ensure the environment variables APP_VERSION or BUILD_REF are set correctly.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  console.log('Overwriting app config version:', appVersionOverride);
-
-  packageConfig.version = appVersionOverride;
-  writeFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../package.json'), JSON.stringify(packageConfig, null, 2) + '\n');
-
-  packageLockConfig.version = appVersionOverride;
-  packageLockConfig.packages[''].version = appVersionOverride;
-  writeFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../package-lock.json'), JSON.stringify(packageLockConfig, null, '\t') + '\n');
-};