diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release_rust.yml b/.github/workflows/_release_rust.yml
index 127bc89818..cf08252a83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release_rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release_rust.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           command: publish
           args: --token ${{ secrets.CRATES_TOKEN }} --package raphtory-graphql --allow-dirty
+      - name: "Publish raphtory-api to crates.io (DRY RUN)"
+        if: ${{ inputs.dry_run }}
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: publish
+          args: --token ${{ secrets.CRATES_TOKEN }} --package raphtory-api --allow-dirty --dry-run
+      - name: "Publish pometry-storage to crates.io (DRY RUN)"
+        if: ${{ inputs.dry_run }}
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: publish
+          args: --token ${{ secrets.CRATES_TOKEN }} --package pometry-storage --allow-dirty --dry-run
       - name: "Publish raphtory to crates.io (DRY RUN)"
         if: ${{ inputs.dry_run }}
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_auto.yml b/.github/workflows/release_auto.yml
index 502662255c..c85a7956d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_auto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_auto.yml
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ jobs:
     name: _Release 2 - Publish Rust package to crates.io
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_release_rust.yml
     with:
-      base: ${{ github.event.inputs.base }}
-      dry_run: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run == true }}
+      base: ${{ inputs.base }}
+      dry_run: ${{ inputs.dry_run == true }}
     secrets: inherit
   call-release-python-workflow:
     name: _Release 3 - Publish python to pypi
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_release_python.yml
     with:
-      base: ${{ github.event.inputs.base }}
-      dry_run: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run == true }}
+      base: ${{ inputs.base }}
+      dry_run: ${{ inputs.dry_run == true }}
     secrets: inherit
   call-release-github-workflow:
     name: _Release 4 - Publish to Github
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_release_github.yml
     with:
-      base: ${{ github.event.inputs.base }}
+      base: ${{ inputs.base }}
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 34a3cfec50..ba18be3036 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3927,7 +3927,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pometry-storage"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 94cbbdc920..f2b3da94a0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ debug = true
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 #[public-storage]
-pometry-storage = { version = "0.8.1", path = "pometry-storage" }
+pometry-storage = { version = ">=0.8.1", path = "pometry-storage" }
 #[private-storage]
 # pometry-storage = { path = "pometry-storage-private", package = "pometry-storage-private" }
 async-graphql = { version = "7.0.5", features = ["dynamic-schema"] }
diff --git a/pometry-storage/Cargo.toml b/pometry-storage/Cargo.toml
index a31f53e8ad..70ee565e48 100644
--- a/pometry-storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pometry-storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 [package]
 name = "pometry-storage"
-version = "0.8.1"
+description = "Storage backend for Raphtory"
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+keywords.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+documentation.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+readme.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/raphtory-api/Cargo.toml b/raphtory-api/Cargo.toml
index d4dbd21a42..4146a92d8a 100644
--- a/raphtory-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/raphtory-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "raphtory-api"
+description = "Raphtory common interface and APIs"
 version.workspace = true
 documentation.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true