diff --git a/.github/workflows/analyse-nextjs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/analyse-nextjs-release.yml
index f0f3a9629..be5943484 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analyse-nextjs-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analyse-nextjs-release.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,25 @@ on:
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 3 # Diplay chalk colors
+  VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
 jobs:
   analyse-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     name: Check for relevant Next.js core changes
     steps:
+      - name: Ensure input follows SemVer
+        # Source: https://semver.org/#is-there-a-suggested-regular-expression-regex-to-check-a-semver-string
+        run: |
+          node -e "
+            const version = process.env.VERSION;
+            const semverRegex = /^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$/;
+            if (!semverRegex.test(version)) {
+              console.error(\`Error: Version '\${version}' does not follow SemVer format\`);
+              process.exit(1);
+            }
+            console.log(\`Version '\${version}' is valid SemVer\`);
+          "
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@a7487c7e89a18df4991f7f222e4898a00d66ddda
       - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020
@@ -26,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
       - name: Check for changes in app router
-        run: ./next-release-analyser.mjs --version ${{ inputs.version }}
+        run: ./next-release-analyser.mjs --version "${{ env.VERSION }}"
         working-directory: packages/scripts
         env:
           MAILPACE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MAILPACE_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/milestone-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/milestone-automation.yml
index 5a05ecc74..5070cfe58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/milestone-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/milestone-automation.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ on:
     branches:
       - next
 
+env:
+  BACKLOG_MILESTONE_ID: 3 # ID for "Backlog" milestone
+  SHIPPING_NEXT_MILESTONE_ID: 2 # ID for "Shipping Next" milestone
+
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   update_milestones:
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         id: check_milestone
         run: |
           milestone_id=$(gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --jq '.milestone.number')
-          if [[ "$milestone_id" == "3" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$milestone_id" == "${{ env.BACKLOG_MILESTONE_ID }}" ]]; then
             echo "backlog_milestone=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "backlog_milestone=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -33,6 +38,94 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gh api -X PATCH \
             repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} \
-            -f milestone=2
+            -f milestone=${{ env.SHIPPING_NEXT_MILESTONE_ID }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Update linked issues milestone to "shipping next"
+        if: steps.check_milestone.outputs.backlog_milestone == 'true'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail # Exit on any error
+
+          # Validate PR number is numeric
+          if ! [[ "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "Invalid PR number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Get linked issues using GraphQL API
+          query='query LinkedIssues($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $prNumber: Int!) {
+            repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+              pullRequest(number: $prNumber) {
+                closingIssuesReferences(first: 20) {
+                  nodes {
+                    number
+                    milestone {
+                      number
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }'
+
+          # Extract owner and repo from repository
+          owner=$(echo "${{ github.repository }}" | cut -d'/' -f1)
+          repo=$(echo "${{ github.repository }}" | cut -d'/' -f2)
+
+          # Execute GraphQL query with error handling
+          echo "Fetching linked issues for PR #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+
+          if ! response=$(gh api graphql \
+            -f query="$query" \
+            -f owner="$owner" \
+            -f repo="$repo" \
+            -F prNumber="${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" 2>&1); then
+            echo "Failed to fetch linked issues: $response"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Extract issue numbers, keep only those with milestone "Backlog" (number 3)
+          linked_issues=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '
+            .data.repository.pullRequest.closingIssuesReferences.nodes[]
+            | select(.milestone != null and .milestone.number == ${{ env.BACKLOG_MILESTONE_ID }})
+            | .number
+          ')
+
+          # Check if there are any issues to update
+          if [[ -z "$linked_issues" ]]; then
+            echo "No linked issues found or all issues already have the correct milestone"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          echo "Found linked issues to update: $(echo "$linked_issues" | tr '\n' ' ')"
+
+          # Update milestone for each linked issue
+          failed_updates=0
+          updated_count=0
+
+          while IFS= read -r issue_number; do
+            [[ -z "$issue_number" ]] && continue
+
+            echo "Updating milestone for issue #$issue_number"
+            if gh api -X PATCH \
+              "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$issue_number" \
+              -f milestone=${{ env.SHIPPING_NEXT_MILESTONE_ID }} \
+              --silent; then
+              echo "✓ Successfully updated milestone for issue #$issue_number"
+              updated_count=$((updated_count + 1))
+            else
+              echo "✗ Failed to update milestone for issue #$issue_number"
+              failed_updates=$((failed_updates + 1))
+            fi
+          done <<< "$linked_issues"
+
+          echo "Summary: Updated $updated_count issue(s), $failed_updates failure(s)"
+
+          # Fail the step if any updates failed
+          if [[ $failed_updates -gt 0 ]]; then
+            echo "Failed to update $failed_updates issue(s)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkg.pr.new.yml b/.github/workflows/pkg.pr.new.yml
index 661370f91..ba7bbe34c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkg.pr.new.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkg.pr.new.yml
@@ -2,38 +2,16 @@ name: PR Preview
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, labeled]
-  pull_request_review:
-    types: [submitted]
+    paths:
+      - 'packages/nuqs/**'
 
 jobs:
-  check-changes:
-    name: Check for relevant changes to deploy
+  deploy-preview:
+    name: Deploy to pkg.pr.new
     if: |
-      github.event.review.state == 'APPROVED' ||
       contains(github.event.pull_request.author_association, 'MEMBER') ||
       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'deploy:preview')
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    outputs:
-      enable: ${{ steps.check-for-changes.outputs.enable }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 2
-      - name: Check for relevant changes
-        id: check-for-changes
-        run: |
-          if git diff --quiet HEAD^ HEAD ./packages/nuqs; then
-            echo "No changes to nuqs package, skipping preview deployment."
-            echo "enable=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "enable=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
-  deploy-preview:
-    name: Deploy to pkg.pr.new
-    needs: check-changes
-    if: needs.check-changes.outputs.enable == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@a7487c7e89a18df4991f7f222e4898a00d66ddda
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-base-enforcement.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-base-enforcement.yml
index aa072e393..c4f5ed497 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-base-enforcement.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-base-enforcement.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
       - name: Post comment to update base branch
-        run: gh pr comment ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --body "⚠️ Pull requests targetting the \`master\` branch are not allowed. Please update the base branch to \`next\`."
+        run: gh pr comment ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --body "⚠️ Pull requests targetting the \`master\` branch are not allowed. Please update the base branch to \`next\` before reopening."
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Close PR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
index 4008e0635..8b729b4b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: .node-version
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install --ignore-scripts --frozen-lockfile --workspace-root
+        run: pnpm add -D @commitlint/load @commitlint/lint
       - name: Lint PR title
-        run: echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" | ./node_modules/.bin/commitlint > $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        env:
+          TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+        run: |
+          node -e "
+            import loadConfig from '@commitlint/load';
+            import lint from '@commitlint/lint';
+            import pkgJson from './package.json' with { type: 'json' };
+            const config = await loadConfig(pkgJson.commitlint);
+            const result = await lint(process.env.TITLE, config.rules, config.parserPreset ? { parserOpts: config.parserPreset.parserOpts } : {});
+            process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY += \`## Linting Result\n- Valid: \${result.valid}\n\`;
+            if (result.valid === false) {
+              for (const { message } of result.errors) {
+                process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY += \`- Error: \${message}\n\`;
+                console.error(message);
+              }
+              process.exit(1);
+            }
+          "
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ship-it.yml b/.github/workflows/ship-it.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d9348d24..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ship-it.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-name: Ship it
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  ship-it:
-    name: Ship it
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
-        with:
-          # Ensure full history is fetched to have a clear
-          # path between next and master
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: next
-          # This is required to allow the final push to trigger dependent workflows
-          # The token is a PAT with the following permissions:
-          # - Read access to metadata
-          # - Read and Write access to code
-          # See https://stackoverflow.com/a/64078507/1618881
-          token: ${{ secrets.SHIP_IT_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Checkout master branch
-        run: |
-          git fetch origin master
-          git checkout master
-
-      - name: Log commits to be shipped
-        id: commits-to-ship
-        run: |
-          git log --oneline master..next
-          echo "count=$(git log --oneline master..next | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Fast-forward master to next
-        if: steps.commits-to-ship.outputs.count != '0'
-        run: git merge --ff-only next
-
-      - name: Push updated master to origin
-        if: steps.commits-to-ship.outputs.count != '0'
-        run: git push origin master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot-release.yml b/.github/workflows/snapshot-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a82b9605..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-name: Snapshot release
-run-name: 'Snapshot release ${{ inputs.version }}'
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version:
-        description: Base version to use for the release
-        type: string
-        default: '0.0.0'
-env:
-  FORCE_COLOR: 3 # Diplay chalk colors
-
-jobs:
-  snapshot:
-    name: Deployment
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for NPM provenance
-    steps:
-      - name: Generate snapshot version
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          version="${{ inputs.version }}-snapshot.$(date +%Y-%m-%d).$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | cut -c1-8)"
-          echo "version=${version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "::notice title=Version::${version}"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@a7487c7e89a18df4991f7f222e4898a00d66ddda
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020
-        with:
-          node-version-file: .node-version
-          cache: pnpm
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install --ignore-scripts --frozen-lockfile --filter nuqs...
-      - name: Build package
-        run: pnpm build --filter nuqs
-      - name: Publish package
-        working-directory: packages/nuqs
-        run: |
-          pnpm pkg set version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc
-          pnpm publish --access public --provenance --tag snapshot --no-git-checks
-          rm -f .npmrc
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: 47ng/actions-slack-notify@main
-        name: Notify on Slack
-        if: failure()
-        with:
-          status: ${{ job.status }}
-          jobName: Snapshot release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-        env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-against-nextjs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-against-nextjs-release.yml
index ec87a4932..578d71afd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-against-nextjs-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-against-nextjs-release.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 3 # Diplay chalk colors
+  VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
 jobs:
   test_against_nextjs_release:
@@ -22,6 +23,18 @@ jobs:
         base-path: [false, '/base']
         react-compiler: [true, false]
     steps:
+      - name: Ensure input follows SemVer
+        # Source: https://semver.org/#is-there-a-suggested-regular-expression-regex-to-check-a-semver-string
+        run: |
+          node -e "
+            const version = process.env.VERSION;
+            const semverRegex = /^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$/;
+            if (!semverRegex.test(version)) {
+              console.error(\`Error: Version '\${version}' does not follow SemVer format\`);
+              process.exit(1);
+            }
+            console.log(\`Version '\${version}' is valid SemVer\`);
+          "
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@a7487c7e89a18df4991f7f222e4898a00d66ddda
       - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020
@@ -30,8 +43,8 @@ jobs:
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
-      - name: Install Next.js version ${{ inputs.version }}
-        run: pnpm add --filter e2e-next --filter nuqs next@${{ inputs.version }}
+      - name: Install Next.js version ${{ env.VERSION }}
+        run: pnpm add --filter e2e-next --filter nuqs "next@${{ env.VERSION }}"
       - name: Run integration tests
         run: pnpm run test --filter e2e-next
         env:
@@ -45,13 +58,13 @@ jobs:
         if: failure()
         with:
           path: packages/e2e-next/cypress/screenshots
-          name: ci-next-${{ inputs.version }}${{ matrix.base-path && '-basePath' || ''}}${{ matrix.react-compiler && '-react-compiler' || ''}}
+          name: ci-next-${{ env.VERSION }}${{ matrix.base-path && '-basePath' || ''}}${{ matrix.react-compiler && '-react-compiler' || ''}}
       - uses: 47ng/actions-slack-notify@main
         name: Notify on Slack
         if: failure()
         with:
           status: ${{ job.status }}
-          jobName: next@${{ inputs.version }}${{ matrix.base-path && ' ⚾' || ''}}${{ matrix.react-compiler && ' ⚛️' || ''}}
+          jobName: next@${{ env.VERSION }}${{ matrix.base-path && ' ⚾' || ''}}${{ matrix.react-compiler && ' ⚛️' || ''}}
         env:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
 
@@ -73,6 +86,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: 47ng/actions-slack-notify@main
         with:
           status: ${{ job.status }}
-          jobName: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          jobName: '${{ env.VERSION }}'
         env:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}