diff --git a/.github/actions/next-git-tag/next-git-tag.ps1 b/.github/actions/next-git-tag/next-git-tag.ps1
index d30f4730..b9b6f24b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/next-git-tag/next-git-tag.ps1
+++ b/.github/actions/next-git-tag/next-git-tag.ps1
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 Param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
     [ValidateSet("semver", "time")]
-    [string]$VersionType  # Parameter to choose the versioning method: "semver" or "time"
+    [string]$VersionType,  # Parameter to choose the versioning method: "semver" or "time"
+
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+    [ValidateSet("incrementPatch", "incrementMinor", "incrementMajor")]
+    [string]$BumpType = "incrementPatch" # Parameter to choose the bump type for semver mode
 )
 
 if ($VersionType -eq "semver") {
@@ -36,8 +40,24 @@ if ($VersionType -eq "semver") {
     Write-Verbose "MINOR part: $Minor"
     Write-Verbose "PATCH part: $Patch"
 
-    # Hardcoded increment for patch
-    $Patch += 1
+    switch ($BumpType) {
+        "incrementMajor" {
+            $Major += 1
+            $Minor = 0
+            $Patch = 0
+        }
+        "incrementMinor" {
+            $Minor += 1
+            $Patch = 0
+        }
+        "incrementPatch" {
+            $Patch += 1
+        }
+        default {
+            Write-Error "Invalid bump type specified: $BumpType"
+            exit 1
+        }
+    }
 
     $NextSemverTag = "$Major.$Minor.$Patch"
     Write-Host "Next SemVer tag: $NextSemverTag"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-project.yml b/.github/workflows/build-project.yml
index d1cb4bed..84aa6c20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-project.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ on:
       channel:
         type: string
         default: preview
+      incrementLevel:
+        description: 'Version level to increment'
+        type: string
+        default: incrementPatch
     outputs:
       version:
         description: 'next Git tag in semver format'
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       id: vsix_version
       run: |
         if ("${{ inputs.channel}}" -eq "stable") {
-          & ".\.github\actions\next-git-tag\next-git-tag.ps1" semver
+          & ".\.github\actions\next-git-tag\next-git-tag.ps1" semver "${{ inputs.incrementLevel }}"
         }
         elseif ("${{ inputs.channel }}" -eq "preview") {
           & ".\.github\actions\next-git-tag\next-git-tag.ps1" time
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/release-preview.yml
index 60458792..aaa300fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-preview.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       solution-file-path: .
       channel: preview
+      incrementLevel: incrementPatch
     secrets: inherit
   run-integration-tests:
     needs: build-project
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 69b6862e..f2bdcb0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@ name: Release Extension
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-
+    inputs:
+      incrementLevel:
+        description: 'Version level to increment'
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - incrementPatch
+          - incrementMinor
+          - incrementMajor
+        default: incrementPatch
 env:
   SOLUTION_FILE_PATH: .
   DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
@@ -13,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       solution-file-path: .
       channel: stable
+      incrementLevel: ${{ inputs.incrementLevel }}
     secrets: inherit
   run-integration-tests:
     needs: build-project
diff --git a/Snyk.VisualStudio.Extension.2022/Download/SnykCliDownloader.cs b/Snyk.VisualStudio.Extension.2022/Download/SnykCliDownloader.cs
index d3aa869c..5a812a6a 100644
--- a/Snyk.VisualStudio.Extension.2022/Download/SnykCliDownloader.cs
+++ b/Snyk.VisualStudio.Extension.2022/Download/SnykCliDownloader.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Snyk.VisualStudio.Extension.Download
     public class SnykCliDownloader
     {
         public const string DefaultBaseDownloadUrl = "https://downloads.snyk.io";
-        public const string DefaultReleaseChannel = "preview";
+        public const string DefaultReleaseChannel = "stable";
 
         private const string LatestReleaseVersionUrlScheme = "{0}/cli/{1}/ls-protocol-version-" + LsConstants.ProtocolVersion;
         private const string LatestReleaseDownloadUrlScheme = "{0}/cli/{1}/" + SnykCli.CliFileName;