diff --git a/.changeset/config.json b/.changeset/config.json
index a01341a4efa..cdc4180d3e9 100644
--- a/.changeset/config.json
+++ b/.changeset/config.json
@@ -30,5 +30,9 @@
   "access": "public",
   "baseBranch": "main",
   "updateInternalDependencies": "patch",
-  "ignore": []
+  "ignore": [],
+  "snapshot": {
+    "useCalculatedVersion": true,
+    "prereleaseTemplate": "{tag}.{commit}"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-beta-release.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-beta-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d63bd0783d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-beta-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: NPM Beta Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      snapshot_tag:
+        description: 'NPM dist-tag for the beta release'
+        required: true
+        default: 'beta'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - beta
+          - alpha
+          - rc
+          - preview
+
+concurrency:
+  group: npm-beta-release
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+env:
+  LOG_FORMAT: PRETTY
+  TURBO_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1
+  TURBO_API: https://cache.depot.dev
+  TURBO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEPOT_TURBO_TOKEN }}
+  TURBO_TEAM: ${{ secrets.DEPOT_ORG_ID }}
+
+jobs:
+  beta-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+
+      - name: Check for changesets
+        run: |
+          CHANGESET_COUNT=$(find .changeset -name "*.md" ! -name "README.md" ! -name "config.json" 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+          if [ "$CHANGESET_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "::error::No pending changesets found. Beta releases require pending changeset files."
+            echo ""
+            echo "To create a beta release:"
+            echo "1. Add a changeset: yarn changeset"
+            echo "2. Commit the changeset file"
+            echo "3. Run this workflow again"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Found $CHANGESET_COUNT changeset(s)"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --immutable
+
+      - name: Create snapshot versions
+        run: yarn changeset version --snapshot ${{ inputs.snapshot_tag }}
+
+      - name: Get snapshot version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          SNAPSHOT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./typescript/sdk/package.json').version")
+          echo "snapshot=$SNAPSHOT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Build packages
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: Publish beta packages
+        run: yarn changeset publish --tag ${{ inputs.snapshot_tag }} --no-git-tag
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
+
+      - name: Summary
+        run: |
+          echo "### Beta Release Published" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Version:** \`${{ steps.version.outputs.snapshot }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**NPM Tag:** \`${{ inputs.snapshot_tag }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Branch:** \`${{ github.ref_name }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Install with:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "\`\`\`bash" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "npm install @hyperlane-xyz/sdk@${{ inputs.snapshot_tag }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "npm install @hyperlane-xyz/cli@${{ inputs.snapshot_tag }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "\`\`\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1ec77b87401..bdc74f67fed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
+          title: 'chore: release npm packages'
           version: yarn version:prepare
         env:
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
index be45fcc0cfe..bf0f1facd5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
@@ -279,12 +279,19 @@ jobs:
           # Determine final version based on release type
           # workflow_dispatch always creates pre-releases
           if [ "$IS_PRERELEASE" = "true" ]; then
-            # Pre-release: append suffix
+            # For prereleases, calculate the next version (like changesets does for NPM)
+            # This ensures prerelease versions reflect what the next release will be
+            # e.g., if current is 1.7.0, prerelease will be 1.8.0-preview.1 (not 1.7.0-preview.1)
+            OUTPUT=$(./rust/scripts/ci/determine-next-version.sh "$BASE_VERSION")
+            NEXT_VERSION=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | sed -n '1p')
+            echo "Calculated next version: $NEXT_VERSION (from base $BASE_VERSION)"
+
+            # Pre-release: append suffix to the NEXT version
             if [ -n "$PRERELEASE_SUFFIX" ]; then
               SUFFIX="$PRERELEASE_SUFFIX"
             else
               # Auto-generate preview.N
-              LAST_PREVIEW=$(git tag -l "agents-v${BASE_VERSION}-preview.*" | sort -V | tail -1)
+              LAST_PREVIEW=$(git tag -l "agents-v${NEXT_VERSION}-preview.*" | sort -V | tail -1)
               if [ -z "$LAST_PREVIEW" ]; then
                 SUFFIX="preview.1"
               else
@@ -292,7 +299,7 @@ jobs:
                 SUFFIX="preview.$((PREVIEW_NUM + 1))"
               fi
             fi
-            VERSION="${BASE_VERSION}-${SUFFIX}"
+            VERSION="${NEXT_VERSION}-${SUFFIX}"
             TITLE="Agents $VERSION (Pre-release)"
             PRERELEASE_FLAG="--prerelease"
             RELEASE_TYPE="Pre-release"