diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 86f1e34a..eeba4991 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: release
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - ca-sync-gem-versions
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
@@ -12,31 +12,49 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
     steps:
-      - name: Release
-        id: release
-        uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
-        with:
-          release-type: ruby
-          package-name: release-please-action
-          bump-minor-pre-major: true
-          version-file: "judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb"
-
-  publish:
-    name: Publish to Rubygems
-    needs: release-please
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true' }}
+      # - name: Release
+      #   id: release
+      #   uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+      #   with:
+      #     release-type: ruby
+      #     package-name: release-please-action
+      #     bump-minor-pre-major: true
+      #     version-file: "judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb"
 
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Sync versions - checkout code
+        # if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Ruby
+      - name: Sync versions - setup Ruby
+        # if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
-          ruby-version: 3.2.2
+          ruby-version: 3.3
+
+      - name: Sync versions
+        # if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        run: |
+          bin/sync
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Sync versions"
+          git push
+
+  # publish:
+  #   name: Publish to Rubygems
+  #   needs: release-please
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true' }}
+
+  #   steps:
+  #     - name: Checkout code
+  #       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+  #     - name: Setup Ruby
+  #       uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+  #       with:
+  #         ruby-version: 3.3
 
-      - name: Publish gems
-        env:
-          GEM_HOST_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.RUBYGEMS_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-        run: bin/release
+  #     - name: Publish gems
+  #       env:
+  #         GEM_HOST_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.RUBYGEMS_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+  #       run: bin/release
diff --git a/judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb b/judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb
index 3eb00263..d5faa771 100644
--- a/judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb
+++ b/judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Judoscale
-  VERSION = "1.6.0"
+  VERSION = "1.6.1.alpha"
 end