diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pr-title.yml b/.github/workflows/check-pr-title.yml
index add6e858a36c2..fe2f3908a53cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-pr-title.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pr-title.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       - synchronize
     branches:
       - '**'
-      - '!release/*'
+      - '!release/v**'
 
 jobs:
   check-pr-title:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/check-tests.yml
index 97f380974a172..7cd2849da8d8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-tests.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - '**'
-      - '!release/*'
+      - '!release/v**'
   pull_request_target:
     branches:
       - master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
index 5e828a702249a..77bce1a84cb6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       nodeVersion: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      cacheKey: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
+      cache-key: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
       collectCoverage: ${{ matrix.node-version == '20.x' }}
     secrets:
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: install-and-build
     with:
       ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
-      cacheKey: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
+      cache-key: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
 
   notify-on-failure:
     name: Notify Slack on failure
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-postgres-mysql.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-postgres-mysql.yml
index d5abf1fa2652f..4ded997ad4e45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-postgres-mysql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-postgres-mysql.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ on:
       - packages/cli/src/databases/**
       - .github/workflows/ci-postgres-mysql.yml
 
-concurrency:
-  group: db-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Install & Build
@@ -38,113 +34,17 @@ jobs:
           path: ./packages/**/dist
           key: ${{ github.sha }}:db-tests
 
-  sqlite-pooled:
-    name: SQLite Pooled
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    env:
-      DB_TYPE: sqlite
-      DB_SQLITE_POOL_SIZE: 4
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
-      - run: corepack enable
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
-        with:
-          node-version: 20.x
-          cache: 'pnpm'
-      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Setup build cache
-        uses: rharkor/caching-for-turbo@v1.5
-
-      - name: Restore cached build artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4.0.0
-        with:
-          path: ./packages/**/dist
-          key: ${{ github.sha }}:db-tests
-
-      - name: Test SQLite Pooled
-        working-directory: packages/cli
-        run: pnpm jest
-
-  mysql:
-    name: MySQL
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    env:
-      DB_MYSQLDB_PASSWORD: password
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
-      - run: corepack enable
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
-        with:
-          node-version: 20.x
-          cache: 'pnpm'
-      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Setup build cache
-        uses: rharkor/caching-for-turbo@v1.5
-
-      - name: Restore cached build artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4.0.0
-        with:
-          path: ./packages/**/dist
-          key: ${{ github.sha }}:db-tests
-
-      - name: Start MySQL
-        uses: isbang/compose-action@v2.0.0
-        with:
-          compose-file: ./.github/docker-compose.yml
-          services: |
-            mysql
-
-      - name: Test MySQL
-        working-directory: packages/cli
-        run: pnpm test:mysql --testTimeout 20000
-
-  postgres:
-    name: Postgres
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  db-tests:
+    name: DB tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/db-tests-reusable.yml
     needs: build
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    env:
-      DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD: password
-      DB_POSTGRESDB_POOL_SIZE: 1 # Detect connection pooling deadlocks
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
-      - run: corepack enable
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
-        with:
-          node-version: 20.x
-          cache: 'pnpm'
-      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Setup build cache
-        uses: rharkor/caching-for-turbo@v1.5
-
-      - name: Restore cached build artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4.0.0
-        with:
-          path: ./packages/**/dist
-          key: ${{ github.sha }}:db-tests
-
-      - name: Start Postgres
-        uses: isbang/compose-action@v2.0.0
-        with:
-          compose-file: ./.github/docker-compose.yml
-          services: |
-            postgres
-
-      - name: Test Postgres
-        working-directory: packages/cli
-        run: pnpm test:postgres
+    with:
+      cache-key: ${{ github.sha }}:db-tests
 
   notify-on-failure:
     name: Notify Slack on failure
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [mysql, postgres]
+    needs: [db-tests]
     steps:
       - name: Notify Slack on failure
         uses: act10ns/slack@v2.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
index 78a5388950d51..5dce01c91fac2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 name: Build, unit test and lint branch
 
-on: [pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+      - '!release/v**'
 
 jobs:
   install-and-build:
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: install-and-build
     with:
       ref: refs/pull/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/merge
-      cacheKey: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
+      cache-key: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
 
   lint:
     name: Lint
@@ -50,4 +54,4 @@ jobs:
     needs: install-and-build
     with:
       ref: refs/pull/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/merge
-      cacheKey: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
+      cache-key: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/db-tests-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/db-tests-reusable.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..433caacde1872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/db-tests-reusable.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+name: Reusable DB test workflow
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      cache-key:
+        description: Cache key for modules and build artifacts.
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  sqlite-pooled:
+    name: SQLite Pooled
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    env:
+      DB_TYPE: sqlite
+      DB_SQLITE_POOL_SIZE: 4
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - run: corepack enable
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+          cache: 'pnpm'
+      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Setup build cache
+        uses: rharkor/caching-for-turbo@v1.5
+
+      - name: Restore cached build artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4.0.0
+        with:
+          path: ./packages/**/dist
+          key: ${{ inputs.cache-key }}
+
+      - name: Test SQLite Pooled
+        working-directory: packages/cli
+        run: pnpm jest
+
+  mysql:
+    name: MySQL
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    env:
+      DB_MYSQLDB_PASSWORD: password
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - run: corepack enable
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+          cache: 'pnpm'
+      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Setup build cache
+        uses: rharkor/caching-for-turbo@v1.5
+
+      - name: Restore cached build artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4.0.0
+        with:
+          path: ./packages/**/dist
+          key: ${{ inputs.cache-key }}
+
+      - name: Start MySQL
+        uses: isbang/compose-action@v2.0.0
+        with:
+          compose-file: ./.github/docker-compose.yml
+          services: |
+            mysql
+
+      - name: Test MySQL
+        working-directory: packages/cli
+        run: pnpm test:mysql --testTimeout 20000
+
+  postgres:
+    name: Postgres
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    env:
+      DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD: password
+      DB_POSTGRESDB_POOL_SIZE: 1 # Detect connection pooling deadlocks
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - run: corepack enable
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+          cache: 'pnpm'
+      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Setup build cache
+        uses: rharkor/caching-for-turbo@v1.5
+
+      - name: Restore cached build artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4.0.0
+        with:
+          path: ./packages/**/dist
+          key: ${{ inputs.cache-key }}
+
+      - name: Start Postgres
+        uses: isbang/compose-action@v2.0.0
+        with:
+          compose-file: ./.github/docker-compose.yml
+          services: |
+            postgres
+
+      - name: Test Postgres
+        working-directory: packages/cli
+        run: pnpm test:postgres
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-images.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-images.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fe5770252b214..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-images.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-name: Docker Image CI
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'n8n@*'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
-
-      - name: Get the version
-        id: vars
-        run: echo ::set-output name=tag::$(echo ${GITHUB_REF:14})
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
-
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Login to DockerHub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-
-      - name: Build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.1.0
-        with:
-          context: ./docker/images/n8n
-          build-args: |
-            N8N_VERSION=${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          provenance: false
-          push: true
-          tags: |
-            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/n8n:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/n8n:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/linting-reusable.yml
index 2650622bd04e4..7c5278810e054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting-reusable.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: master
-      cacheKey:
+      cache-key:
         description: Cache key for modules and build artifacts.
         required: false
         default: ''
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: rharkor/caching-for-turbo@v1.5
 
       - name: Build
-        if: ${{ inputs.cacheKey == '' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.cache-key == '' }}
         run: pnpm build
 
       - name: Restore cached build artifacts
-        if: ${{ inputs.cacheKey != '' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.cache-key != '' }}
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: ./packages/**/dist
-          key: ${{ inputs.cacheKey }}
+          key: ${{ inputs.cache-key }}
 
       - name: Lint Backend
         run: pnpm lint:backend
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml
index a17fa1bf89984..19f095d0ca1b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml
@@ -53,15 +53,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Push the base branch
         run: |
-          git push -f origin refs/remotes/origin/${{ github.event.inputs.base-branch }}:refs/heads/release/${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}
+          git push -f origin refs/remotes/origin/${{ github.event.inputs.base-branch }}:refs/heads/release/v${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}
 
       - name: Push the release branch, and Create the PR
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         with:
-          base: 'release/${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}'
-          branch: '${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}-pr'
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PAT }}
+          base: 'release/v${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}'
+          branch: 'release-pr/v${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}'
           commit-message: ':rocket: Release ${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}'
           delete-branch: true
-          labels: 'release'
+          labels: release,release:${{ github.event.inputs.release-type }}
           title: ':rocket: Release ${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}'
           body-path: 'CHANGELOG-${{ env.NEXT_RELEASE }}.md'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..001921273c3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr-checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: 'Release: PR Checks'
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+    branches:
+      - 'release/v**'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - run: corepack enable
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+          cache: pnpm
+      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm build
+
+      - name: Run typecheck
+        run: pnpm typecheck
+
+      - name: Cache build artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v4.0.0
+        with:
+          path: ./packages/**/dist
+          key: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
+
+  db-tests:
+    name: DB tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/db-tests-reusable.yml
+    needs: build
+    with:
+      cache-key: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
+
+  e2e-tests:
+    name: E2E Tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e-reusable.yml
+    needs: build
+    with:
+      cache-key: ${{ github.sha }}-base:build
+    secrets:
+      CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
index 239c18b51223e..2a1defbe0a6e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
@@ -5,18 +5,14 @@ on:
     types:
       - closed
     branches:
-      - 'release/*'
+      - 'release/v**'
 
 jobs:
-  publish-release:
+  publish-to-npm:
+    name: Publish to NPM
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      id-token: write
-
-    timeout-minutes: 60
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     env:
       NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
 
@@ -51,6 +47,66 @@ jobs:
           pnpm publish -r --publish-branch ${{github.event.pull_request.base.ref}} --access public --tag rc --no-git-checks
           npm dist-tag rm n8n rc
 
+  publish-to-docker-hub:
+    name: Publish to DockerHub
+    needs: [publish-to-npm]
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Set release version in env
+        run: echo "RELEASE=$(node -e 'console.log(require("./package.json").version)')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.1.0
+        with:
+          context: ./docker/images/n8n
+          build-args: |
+            N8N_VERSION=${{ env.RELEASE }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          provenance: false
+          push: true
+          tags: |
+            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/n8n:${{ env.RELEASE }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/n8n:${{ env.RELEASE }}
+
+  create-github-release:
+    name: Create a GitHub Release
+    needs: [publish-to-npm, publish-to-docker-hub]
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
       - name: Create a Release on GitHub
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/units-tests-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/units-tests-reusable.yml
index 1f64b2e27c6c3..6bed7c2fdcb89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/units-tests-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/units-tests-reusable.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: 20.x
-      cacheKey:
+      cache-key:
         description: Cache key for modules and build artifacts.
         required: false
         default: ''
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: rharkor/caching-for-turbo@v1.5
 
       - name: Build
-        if: ${{ inputs.cacheKey == '' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.cache-key == '' }}
         run: pnpm build
 
       - name: Restore cached build artifacts
-        if: ${{ inputs.cacheKey != '' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.cache-key != '' }}
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: ./packages/**/dist
-          key: ${{ inputs.cacheKey }}
+          key: ${{ inputs.cache-key }}
 
       - name: Test Backend
         run: pnpm test:backend