diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validate-changesets.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-validate-changesets.yaml
index 89097f56329..eee82de86fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validate-changesets.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validate-changesets.yaml
@@ -121,22 +121,44 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CHANGESET_FILE: ${{ env.CHANGESET_FILE }}
 
-      - name: Validate that there are only patch changes
+      - name: Validate release/* branch changesets
         if: startsWith(github.base_ref, 'release/')
         run: |
+          LATEST_RELEASE=$(pnpm run --silent changeset:get-latest-release)
+          pnpm changeset version
+          RELEASE_VERSION=v$(sed -nE 's/^\s*"version": "(.*?)",$/\1/p' packages/fuels/package.json)
+          git reset --hard
+
+          pnpm add --global semver
+          RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST=$(semver $LATEST_RELEASE $RELEASE_VERSION | tail -n1 | grep ${RELEASE_VERSION#v} --silent && echo true || echo false)
+
           CHANGES=$(sed -n '/---/,/---/p' .changeset/*.md)
-          echo $CHANGES | grep -E 'patch' --silent && echo "Patch changes found." || (echo "No patch changes found." && exit 1)
-          echo $CHANGES | grep -E 'minor|major' --silent && echo "Old releases can only be patched; no minor and major versions allowed." && exit 1 || echo "No minor nor major changes."
 
-      - name: Validate that there was no release for the next patch version
-        if: startsWith(github.base_ref, 'release/')
+          if [ "$RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST" = "true" ]; then
+            echo $CHANGES | grep -E 'patch|minor' --silent && echo "Patch or minor changes found." || (echo "No patch nor minor changes found." && exit 1)
+            echo $CHANGES | grep -E 'major' --silent && echo "The latest release can have a patch or minor version update; no major version updates allowed." && exit 1 || echo "No major changes."
+          else
+            echo $CHANGES | grep -E 'patch' --silent && echo "Patch changes found." || (echo "No patch changes found." && exit 1)
+            echo $CHANGES | grep -E 'minor|major' --silent && echo "Old releases can only be patched; no minor and major version updates allowed." && exit 1 || echo "No minor nor major changes."
+          fi
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Validate that there was no release for the next version
         run: |
+          OLD_VERSION=$(sed -nE 's/^\s*"version": "(.*?)",$/\1/p' packages/fuels/package.json)
           pnpm changeset version
-          VERSION=$(sed -nE 's/^\s*"version": "(.*?)",$/\1/p' packages/fuels/package.json)
+          NEW_VERSION=$(sed -nE 's/^\s*"version": "(.*?)",$/\1/p' packages/fuels/package.json)
           git reset --hard
-          STATUS_CODE=$(curl -s -w '%{http_code}\n' "https://www.npmjs.com/package/fuels/v/$VERSION" | tail -n1)
+
+          if [ "$OLD_VERSION" = "$NEW_VERSION" ]; then
+            # the versions didn't change so we won't be releasing it anyways
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          STATUS_CODE=$(curl -s -w '%{http_code}\n' "https://www.npmjs.com/package/fuels/v/$NEW_VERSION" | tail -n1)
           if [[ $STATUS_CODE  != 404 ]]; then
-            echo "Release for version $VERSION already exists or curl received an unexpected result (result is $STATUS_CODE). Exiting."
+            echo "Release for version $NEW_VERSION already exists or curl received an unexpected result (result is $STATUS_CODE). Exiting."
             exit 1
           else
             exit 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index d8a91401583..929b63fb9d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get latest release
         run: |
-          echo "LATEST_RELEASE=$(pnpm run --silent changeset:get-latest-release)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          LATEST_RELEASE=$(pnpm run --silent changeset:get-latest-release)
+          echo "LATEST_RELEASE=$LATEST_RELEASE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          pnpm add --global semver
+          echo "RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST=$(semver $LATEST_RELEASE $RELEASE_VERSION | tail -n1 | grep ${RELEASE_VERSION#v} --silent && echo true || echo false)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -86,12 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           PUBLISHED: ${{ steps.changesets.outputs.published }}
           REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           LATEST_RELEASE: ${{ env.LATEST_RELEASE }}
-
-      - name: Delete the release branch
-        if: steps.changesets.outputs.published == 'true' && startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/')
-        run: git push origin --delete ${{ github.ref_name }}
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST }}
 
       - name: Release to @next tag on npm
         if: github.ref_name == 'master' && steps.changesets.outputs.published != 'true'
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo LAST_COMMIT_MSG=$(git --no-pager log -1 --pretty=%B) >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Decides if Docs should be deployed
-        if: github.ref_name == 'master' && startsWith(env.LAST_COMMIT_MSG, 'ci(changesets):')
+        if: startsWith(env.LAST_COMMIT_MSG, 'ci(changesets):') && env.RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST == 'true'
         run: echo SHOULD_DEPLOY_DOCS=true >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Configure GitHub Pages
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git merge origin/master --no-edit
+          git merge origin/$GITHUB_REF_NAME --no-edit
           pnpm install
           pnpm build
           rm -f apps/docs/.gitignore
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
           git restore apps/docs/.gitignore
 
       - name: Update docs (nightly)
-        if: env.SHOULD_DEPLOY_DOCS == 'true'
+        if: github.ref_name == 'master' && env.SHOULD_DEPLOY_DOCS == 'true'
         uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
         with:
           workflow: update-nightly.yml
@@ -172,6 +171,32 @@ jobs:
           repo: FuelLabs/docs-hub
           token: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Create PR to apply latest release to master
+        if: steps.changesets.outputs.published == 'true' && startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/') && env.RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST == 'true'
+        run: |
+          PR_TITLE_TEXT='apply `latest` release to `master`'
+          if [ ${RELEASE_VERSION#v} = "$(semver "$LATEST_VERSION" --increment minor)" ]; then
+              PR_TITLE="build!: $PR_TITLE_TEXT"
+          else
+              PR_TITLE="build: $PR_TITLE_TEXT"
+          fi
+
+          PR_BODY='Automatically created when `latest` published release is newer than `master` due to publishing done via `release/*` branches.'
+
+          gh pr create -B master -H $GITHUB_REF_NAME --title "$PR_TITLE" --body "$PR_BODY"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          LATEST_VERSION: ${{ env.LATEST_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Delete the release branch
+        # We check env.RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST == 'false'
+        # because we don't want to delete the branch that is used in the "Create PR to apply latest release to master" step above
+        if: steps.changesets.outputs.published == 'true' && startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/') && env.RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST == 'false'
+        run: git push origin --delete ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
+
       # Upload assets to S3
       - uses: unfor19/install-aws-cli-action@v1.0.3
         if: github.ref_name == 'master' && steps.changesets.outputs.published != 'true'
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 55a5cc2c3ac..fce67e35971 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -244,7 +244,22 @@ The following example is for releasing a patch for `v0.69.0` -> `v0.69.1`.
 - Create PRs with base set to that release branch
   - When the PR is merged, a changeset PR is created
   - When the changeset PR is merged into the release branch, the next patch version is released and the commit is tagged (e.g. `v0.69.1`)
-- After release, delete the release branch from GitHub
+- After release, the release branch will be automatically deleted
+
+# Patching latest release
+
+Imagine the scenario:
+
+1. We release `v0.80.0`
+1. One day later, we have a new changesets PR that will bump things to `v0.81.0`
+1. Before releasing `v0.81.0`, we find an issue and need to make a `v0.80.1` patch
+
+We'd follow the same approach as explained in the [Patching old releases](#patching-old-releases) section above, bearing in mind the following after the release:
+
+- A PR merging the `latest` release's branch into `master` will be automatically created,
+- The automatically-created PR **must** be merged as soon as possible in order to
+  - have the versions of packages on `master` match the `latest` released package versions,
+  - have the released functionality on `master` as well
 
 # FAQ
 
diff --git a/scripts/changeset/update-changelog.mts b/scripts/changeset/update-changelog.mts
index 7ba4c74ece6..dcedcf69649 100644
--- a/scripts/changeset/update-changelog.mts
+++ b/scripts/changeset/update-changelog.mts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const {
   RELEASE_TAG,
   REF_NAME,
   LATEST_RELEASE,
+  RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST,
 } = process.env;
 
 function sleep(time: number) {
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ await (async () => {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (REF_NAME !== "master") {
+    if (RELEASE_VERSION_HIGHER_THAN_LATEST !== "true") {
       await reapplyLatestTagToActualLatestRelease();
     }