diff --git a/.github/release.config.js b/.github/release.config.js
index 82f4e920..330f16f8 100644
--- a/.github/release.config.js
+++ b/.github/release.config.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 pruneShrinkwrap: ["@zowe/cics-for-zowe-cli"],
                 // Use Lerna only for versioning and publish packages independently
                 npmPublish: false,
+                versionIndependent: ["cics-extension-for-zowe"]
             },
         ],
         [
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ module.exports = {
             "@octorelease/github",
             {
                 assets: ["dist/*.tgz", "dist/*.vsix"],
+                checkPrLabels: true,
                 draftRelease: true,
             },
         ],
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c1bedf0e..c8432570 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build Source
       run: npm run build
 
-    - uses: zowe-actions/octorelease@fix/allow-first-time-publish
+    - uses: zowe-actions/octorelease@v1
       env:
         GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: ${{ secrets.ZOWE_ROBOT_USER }}
         GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.ZOWE_ROBOT_EMAIL }}
diff --git a/packages/vsce/package.json b/packages/vsce/package.json
index bdf85d3c..145aa34f 100644
--- a/packages/vsce/package.json
+++ b/packages/vsce/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/zowe/cics-for-zowe-client.git"
   },
-  "version": "5.0.2",
+  "version": "2.3.2",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.53.2"
   },
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "vscode:prepublish": "tsup",
+    "vscode:prepublish": "npm run tsupDep -- add && tsup && npm run tsupDep",
     "build": "tsup && npm run checkTestsCompile && npm run madge",
     "checkTestsCompile": "echo \"Checking that test source compiles...\" && tsc --project __tests__/test-tsconfig.json --noEmit ",
     "madge": "echo 'Nothing to check'",
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@
     "test:unit": "jest --config unit.jest_config.ts --no-coverage",
     "test": "npm run test:unit",
     "tsupDep": "node ./scripts/tsup-deps.js",
-    "package": "npm run tsupDep -- add && vsce package --dependencies --allow-star-activation && node ../../scripts/mv-pack.js cics-extension-for-zowe vsix && npm run tsupDep"
+    "package": "vsce package --dependencies --allow-star-activation && node ../../scripts/mv-pack.js cics-extension-for-zowe vsix"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/vscode": "~1.53.0",