From 09e682fb8c5389148976e6622bbd9ccff7a06e57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:42:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/13] Add ARM64 MacOS runner

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
index d933e32e62..871ab243c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         node-version: [18.x, 20.x]
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-14]
 
     env:
       OS: ${{ matrix.os }}

From 93aaee5acf19a3b0e7582d7e21eb0c84202cade6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:56:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/13] Add ability to choose MacOS version

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
index 871ab243c0..1885e9fedb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ on:
         description: Specify whether to run tests using the `binary` or regular `nodejs` executable
         default: binary
         required: false
+      macos-type:
+        type: choice
+        description: Run against x86-based MacOS (12), otherwise run against ARM64-based MacOS (14)
+        default: macos-14
+        options:
+          - macos-12
+          - macos-14
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -28,7 +35,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         node-version: [18.x, 20.x]
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-14]
+        os: 
+          - windows-latest
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - ${{ github.event.inputs.macos-type || 'macos-14'}}
 
     env:
       OS: ${{ matrix.os }}

From 35c1f92dee9b0506929ea7884e49be1f2853e32c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 14:03:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/13] Update CLI workflows to Node 20 versions

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .github/workflows/audit.yml               |  4 ++--
 .github/workflows/auto-comment.yml        |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/changelog.yml           |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/codeql.yml              |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/linter.yml              |  4 ++--
 .github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml    |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/rust-cli.yml            | 12 ++++++------
 .github/workflows/secrets-sdk-publish.yml |  4 ++--
 .github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml         | 18 +++++++++---------
 .github/workflows/sonar.yml               |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/stale.yml               |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml            | 14 +++++++-------
 12 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index f8f5a43b4e..f20812b55e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Use Node.js LTS
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: lts/*
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
index e5ac484317..1d707b5af8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Process Label Action
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        
       - name: Process Label Action
         uses: hramos/respond-to-issue-based-on-label@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 1b2f0ffb75..dbcf70835d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 32b54d14ec..94718d6832 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index 6b2375cb20..0fd38c2ad9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Use Node.js LTS
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: lts/*
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
index 84309e5c5c..65901b6431 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       ZOWEX_VERSION: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Get version
       id: get-version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-cli.yml
index 97edb5c689..594cebf2bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-cli.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install Rust toolchain
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Archive Results
       id: upload
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: zowe-linux.tgz
         path: zowex/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/debug/zowe.tgz
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install Rust toolchain
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Archive Results
       id: upload
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: zowe-macos.tgz
         path: zowex/target/debug/zowe.tgz
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install Rust toolchain
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Archive Results
       id: upload
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: zowe-windows.tgz
         path: zowex/target/debug/zowe.tgz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk-publish.yml
index 3ae4d2050b..6015eeb40c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk-publish.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: packages/secrets
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Setup node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 20
         check-latest: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml
index e069cd6d8a..c03956a729 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ jobs:
     name: stable - ${{ matrix.settings.target }} - node@20
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.settings.host }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         if: ${{ !matrix.settings.docker }}
         with:
           node-version: 20
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           target: ${{ matrix.settings.target }}
       - name: Cache cargo
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cargo/registry/index/
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: "."
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       - name: Setup node x86
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         if: matrix.settings.target == 'i686-pc-windows-msvc'
         with:
           node-version: 20
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ !matrix.settings.docker }}
         shell: bash
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bindings-${{ matrix.settings.target }}
           path: packages/secrets/src/keyring/${{ env.APP_NAME }}.*.node
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ jobs:
           - "20"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.settings.host }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           check-latest: true
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bindings-${{ matrix.settings.target }}
           path: packages/secrets/src/keyring/
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
         if: ${{ matrix.settings.platform }}
         with:
           platforms: ${{ matrix.settings.platform }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
index 206794b77b..8d08046c1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_repository.full_name }}
         ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index c46005d17a..6acaccc7f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
           # General rules applied to both, issues and pull requests (PRs)
           start-date: "2022-07-30T00:00:00Z"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
index 1885e9fedb..b56cceb963 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         check-latest: true
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Archive Binary
       if: github.event.inputs.test-type == 'binary' || github.event_name == 'push'
       id: upload-binary
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: zowe-${{ matrix.os }}.tgz
         path: zowe.tgz
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Archive Results
       if: ${{ always() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node-version }}-results
         path: __tests__/__results__/
 
     - name: Upload Results to Codecov
       if: ${{ always() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         env_vars: OS,NODE
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         persist-credentials: false
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Use Node 20. Currently the latest.
     - name: Use Node.js 20
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: '20'
 

From 10be709b740aed0ed1afa261d1614e4b4d37358c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 14:49:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/13] Add overwrite to workflow

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
index b56cceb963..d17983562a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: zowe-${{ matrix.os }}.tgz
         path: zowe.tgz
+        overwrite: true
 
     - name: Setup Binary in PATH
       if: github.event.inputs.test-type == 'binary' || github.event_name == 'push'

From fc40026b4f0660af020c6ac332106d7dcee5cb16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 16:02:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 05/13] Fix CodeCov

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
index d17983562a..6d9873e550 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         env_vars: OS,NODE
+        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
   release:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_protected

From 8a4fdf0bb936ba5bc053e611ebde93650b3e17be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zowe-robot <zowe.robot@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 16:49:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/13] Bump version to 8.0.0-next.202402021649 [ci skip]

Signed-off-by: zowe-robot <zowe.robot@gmail.com>
---
 .../__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json  |   4 +-
 lerna.json                                    |   2 +-
 npm-shrinkwrap.json                           | 122 +++++++++---------
 packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md                     |   2 +-
 packages/cli/package.json                     |  28 ++--
 packages/core/package.json                    |   6 +-
 packages/imperative/package.json              |   4 +-
 packages/provisioning/package.json            |   8 +-
 packages/secrets/package.json                 |   2 +-
 packages/workflows/package.json               |  10 +-
 packages/zosconsole/package.json              |   8 +-
 packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md                |   2 +-
 packages/zosfiles/package.json                |  10 +-
 packages/zosjobs/CHANGELOG.md                 |   2 +-
 packages/zosjobs/package.json                 |  10 +-
 packages/zoslogs/package.json                 |   8 +-
 packages/zosmf/CHANGELOG.md                   |   2 +-
 packages/zosmf/package.json                   |   8 +-
 packages/zostso/CHANGELOG.md                  |   2 +-
 packages/zostso/package.json                  |  10 +-
 packages/zosuss/CHANGELOG.md                  |   2 +-
 packages/zosuss/package.json                  |   6 +-
 22 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 129 deletions(-)

diff --git a/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json b/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json
index 562354e06a..fc3025cb05 100644
--- a/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json
+++ b/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/cli-test-utils",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Test utilities package for Zowe CLI plug-ins",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.0",
     "@types/uuid": "^8.3.0",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 5d7bd0133f..8faed576f7 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "command": {
     "publish": {
       "ignoreChanges": [
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 61aba7ecc2..67d575f977 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     },
     "__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils": {
       "name": "@zowe/cli-test-utils",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "find-up": "^5.0.0",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.0",
         "@types/uuid": "^8.3.0",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
@@ -21272,21 +21272,21 @@
     },
     "packages/cli": {
       "name": "@zowe/cli",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
         "find-process": "1.4.7",
         "get-stream": "6.0.1",
         "lodash": "4.17.21",
@@ -21300,7 +21300,7 @@
         "@types/diff": "^5.0.2",
         "@types/lodash": "^4.14.175",
         "@types/tar": "^6.1.2",
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
         "comment-json": "^4.1.1",
         "strip-ansi": "^6.0.1",
         "which": "^2.0.2"
@@ -21309,7 +21309,7 @@
         "node": ">=14.0.0"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       }
     },
     "packages/cli/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
@@ -21331,15 +21331,15 @@
     },
     "packages/core": {
       "name": "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "comment-json": "^4.1.1",
         "string-width": "^4.2.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
@@ -21347,7 +21347,7 @@
     },
     "packages/imperative": {
       "name": "@zowe/imperative",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4",
@@ -21401,7 +21401,7 @@
         "@types/progress": "^2.0.3",
         "@types/rimraf": "^3.0.2",
         "@types/stack-trace": "^0.0.29",
-        "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+        "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
         "concurrently": "^7.5.0",
         "cowsay": "^1.2.1",
         "deep-diff": "^0.3.8",
@@ -21668,16 +21668,16 @@
     },
     "packages/provisioning": {
       "name": "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.5",
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
@@ -21686,7 +21686,7 @@
     },
     "packages/secrets": {
       "name": "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -21699,15 +21699,15 @@
     },
     "packages/workflows": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
@@ -21716,12 +21716,12 @@
     },
     "packages/zosconsole": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
@@ -21730,17 +21730,17 @@
     },
     "packages/zosfiles": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "get-stream": "^6.0.1",
         "minimatch": "^5.0.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
@@ -21766,15 +21766,15 @@
     },
     "packages/zosjobs": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
@@ -21783,12 +21783,12 @@
     },
     "packages/zoslogs": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
@@ -21797,12 +21797,12 @@
     },
     "packages/zosmf": {
       "name": "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
@@ -21811,15 +21811,15 @@
     },
     "packages/zostso": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
@@ -21828,15 +21828,15 @@
     },
     "packages/zosuss": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "ssh2": "^1.15.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/ssh2": "^1.11.0",
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index e948aa40e6..5818326799 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe CLI package will be documented in this file.
 
-## Recent Changes
+## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 
 LTS Breaking: Removed the following previously deprecated items: [#1981](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/1981)
   - Moved the many constants from `zowe-cli/packages/cli/src/Constants.ts` to `zowe-cli/packages/core/src/constants/Core.constants.ts`
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index e2d849dda6..dc5f64fd82 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/cli",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe CLI is a command line interface (CLI) that provides a simple and streamlined way to interact with IBM z/OS.",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@
     "preshrinkwrap": "node ../../scripts/rewriteShrinkwrap.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
     "find-process": "1.4.7",
     "get-stream": "6.0.1",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@
     "@types/diff": "^5.0.2",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.175",
     "@types/tar": "^6.1.2",
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
     "comment-json": "^4.1.1",
     "strip-ansi": "^6.0.1",
     "which": "^2.0.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=14.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 5a62cab3b4..481f82740d 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Core libraries shared by Zowe SDK packages",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
     "string-width": "^4.2.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
diff --git a/packages/imperative/package.json b/packages/imperative/package.json
index 993fb50481..d42edbb400 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/package.json
+++ b/packages/imperative/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/imperative",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "framework for building configurable CLIs",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     "@types/progress": "^2.0.3",
     "@types/rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "@types/stack-trace": "^0.0.29",
-    "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+    "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
     "concurrently": "^7.5.0",
     "cowsay": "^1.2.1",
     "deep-diff": "^0.3.8",
diff --git a/packages/provisioning/package.json b/packages/provisioning/package.json
index 369a711a47..da97129de9 100644
--- a/packages/provisioning/package.json
+++ b/packages/provisioning/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS provisioning APIs",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.5",
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/secrets/package.json b/packages/secrets/package.json
index 1326088e25..07c8f430f2 100644
--- a/packages/secrets/package.json
+++ b/packages/secrets/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Credential management facilities for Imperative, Zowe CLI, and extenders.",
   "repository": "https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli.git",
   "author": "Zowe",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/tree/master/packages/secrets#readme",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues"
diff --git a/packages/workflows/package.json b/packages/workflows/package.json
index bc816eb922..9869a72f1e 100644
--- a/packages/workflows/package.json
+++ b/packages/workflows/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS workflows APIs",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosconsole/package.json b/packages/zosconsole/package.json
index 621d832b29..206e1f6c85 100644
--- a/packages/zosconsole/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosconsole/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS console",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md
index ea17a747c1..885cfdea8e 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe z/OS files SDK package will be documented in this file.
 
-## Recent Changes
+## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 
 - LTS Breaking: Removed the following previously deprecated items:
   - Removed `ZosFilesCreateExtraOptions.showAttributes` without replacement
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/package.json b/packages/zosfiles/package.json
index 53e8595428..aca957ab91 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with files and data sets on z/OS",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
     "minimatch": "^5.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosjobs/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zosjobs/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e8c2f32ec..9076d4d3b8 100644
--- a/packages/zosjobs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zosjobs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe z/OS jobs SDK package will be documented in this file.
 
-## Recent Changes
+## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 
 - LTS Breaking: Removed `getSpoolDownloadFile` use `getSpoolDownloadFilePath` instead
 
diff --git a/packages/zosjobs/package.json b/packages/zosjobs/package.json
index 7ec444ea95..8b04bb5154 100644
--- a/packages/zosjobs/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosjobs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with jobs on z/OS",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zoslogs/package.json b/packages/zoslogs/package.json
index 5cdeec091b..b12dde1645 100644
--- a/packages/zoslogs/package.json
+++ b/packages/zoslogs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS logs",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosmf/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zosmf/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f04a6f365..412b427d6e 100644
--- a/packages/zosmf/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zosmf/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe z/OSMF SDK package will be documented in this file.
 
-## Recent Changes
+## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 
 - LTS Breaking: Removed the following constants from ZosmfSession
   - ZOSMF_OPTION_HOST_PROFILE use ZOSMF_OPTION_HOST instead
diff --git a/packages/zosmf/package.json b/packages/zosmf/package.json
index e4594186c2..f4b401a0ac 100644
--- a/packages/zosmf/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosmf/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS Management Facility",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zostso/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zostso/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f6ff0bd32..2e3c8833f7 100644
--- a/packages/zostso/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zostso/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe z/OS TSO SDK package will be documented in this file.
 
-## Recent Changes
+## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 
 - LTS Breaking: Moved all constants from `zowe-cli/packages/cli/src/zostso/constants/ZosTso.constants.ts` to `@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk`
 
diff --git a/packages/zostso/package.json b/packages/zostso/package.json
index 03275ebe7a..ef807db345 100644
--- a/packages/zostso/package.json
+++ b/packages/zostso/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with TSO on z/OS",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosuss/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zosuss/CHANGELOG.md
index 86bafac324..056aea62f3 100644
--- a/packages/zosuss/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zosuss/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe z/OS USS SDK package will be documented in this file.
 
-## Recent Changes
+## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 
 - LTS Breaking: Removed the following previously deprecated items:
   - Removed the following constants from SshSession.ts
diff --git a/packages/zosuss/package.json b/packages/zosuss/package.json
index 10a99fe61a..d160231691 100644
--- a/packages/zosuss/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosuss/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with USS on z/OS",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/ssh2": "^1.11.0",
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202401262128",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202401262128"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202402021649"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"

From 7f6701761e3d406d657afdde1b3f9c914add5caf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 19:45:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/13] Use maintained label action

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .github/workflows/auto-comment.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
index 1d707b5af8..952eeffd9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        
       - name: Process Label Action
-        uses: hramos/respond-to-issue-based-on-label@v2
+        uses: dessant/label-actions@v4
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          configuration-path: '.github/label-actions.yml'
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          config-path: '.github/label-actions.yml'

From c04812963139475840510ff876a8243087820ac0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 20:25:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/13] Use GH CLI for release publish

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml | 48 ++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
index 65901b6431..0c63f13a0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
@@ -28,19 +28,15 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Create Release
       id: create_release
-      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag: native-v${{ steps.get-version.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
-        name: Native Client Release ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
-        body: |
-          Native Zowe CLI client which communicates with a "daemon" version of Zowe CLI.
-        draft: false
-        prerelease: false
-        makeLatest: false
-
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      run: |
+        gh release create \
+        -n "Native Zowe CLI client which communicates with a 'daemon' version of Zowe CLI." \
+        -t "Native Client Release ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}" \
+        native-v${{ steps.get-version.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
+
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: repo
         path: |
@@ -79,17 +75,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Upload Release Asset
       id: upload-release-asset
-      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag: native-v${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
-        name: Native Client Release ${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
-        allowUpdates: true
-        artifacts: target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/zowe-linux.tgz
-        artifactContentType: application/octet-stream
-        removeArtifacts: false
-        replacesArtifacts: false
+      run: gh release upload native-v${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }} target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/zowe-linux.tgz
 
 
   build-macos:
@@ -126,17 +114,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Upload Release Asset
       id: upload-release-asset
-      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag: native-v${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
-        name: Native Client Release ${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
-        allowUpdates: true
-        artifacts: target/release/zowe-macos.tgz
-        artifactContentType: application/octet-stream
-        removeArtifacts: false
-        replacesArtifacts: false
+      run: gh release upload native-v${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }} target/release/zowe-macos.tgz
 
 
   build-windows:
@@ -168,14 +148,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Upload Release Asset
       id: upload-release-asset
-      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag: native-v${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
-        name: Native Client Release ${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }}
-        allowUpdates: true
-        artifacts: target/release/zowe-windows.tgz
-        artifactContentType: application/octet-stream
-        removeArtifacts: false
-        replacesArtifacts: false
+      run: gh release upload native-v${{ needs.release.outputs.ZOWEX_VERSION }} target/release/zowe-windows.tgz

From 37ebe2d267b2b09dd954587bf8a7625255e8dfb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 20:26:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/13] Update artifact steps

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
index 0c63f13a0c..5d001c3fa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Rust toolchain
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: repo
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         targets: aarch64-apple-darwin
 
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: repo
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Rust toolchain
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: repo
 

From bdee3384fb46ca2e0ae9527c9546222ef7ed9a0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 14:28:13 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 10/13] Add Zowe Release version output

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 packages/cli/package.json                     |  1 +
 packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md              |  4 ++
 .../__tests__/Imperative.unit.test.ts         |  2 +-
 ...efaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap | 37 ++++++++++++++++++-
 packages/imperative/src/imperative/index.ts   |  1 +
 .../imperative/src/doc/IImperativeVersions.ts | 25 +++++++++++++
 .../src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts | 12 ++++--
 .../src/__mocks__/ImperativeConfig.ts         |  2 +-
 8 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/doc/IImperativeVersions.ts

diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index dc5f64fd82..23940908f7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/cli",
   "version": "8.0.0-next.202402021649",
+  "zoweVersion": "V3",
   "description": "Zowe CLI is a command line interface (CLI) that provides a simple and streamlined way to interact with IBM z/OS.",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
diff --git a/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
index ea983dc831..ada26356e8 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Imperative package will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+- LTS Breaking: Added Zowe release version output for `--version` [#2028](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2028)
+
 ## `8.0.0-next.202401191954`
 
 - LTS Breaking: Removed the following:
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/Imperative.unit.test.ts b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/Imperative.unit.test.ts
index e6b897ccbb..d60148701f 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/Imperative.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/Imperative.unit.test.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe("Imperative", () => {
             expect(result).toBeUndefined();
             expect(mocks.Config.load).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
             expect(mocks.OverridesLoader.load).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-            expect(mocks.OverridesLoader.load).toHaveBeenCalledWith(defaultConfig, { version: 10000, name: "sample" });
+            expect(mocks.OverridesLoader.load).toHaveBeenCalledWith(defaultConfig, { version: 10000, name: "sample", zoweVersion: "V99" });
         });
 
         describe("AppSettings", () => {
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/handlers/__snapshots__/DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/handlers/__snapshots__/DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap
index 69b79cfc2c..66a04e23d7 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/handlers/__snapshots__/DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/handlers/__snapshots__/DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap
@@ -280,22 +280,57 @@ exports[`Default Root Command Handler should display the version if --version is
 Object {
   "data": Object {
     "version": 10000,
+    "zoweVersion": "V99",
   },
   "error": undefined,
   "exitCode": 0,
-  "message": "Version displayed",
+  "message": "Version(s) displayed",
   "stderr": Object {
     "data": Array [],
     "type": "Buffer",
   },
   "stdout": Object {
     "data": Array [
+      67,
+      76,
+      73,
+      32,
+      86,
+      101,
+      114,
+      115,
+      105,
+      111,
+      110,
+      58,
+      32,
       49,
       48,
       48,
       48,
       48,
       10,
+      82,
+      101,
+      108,
+      101,
+      97,
+      115,
+      101,
+      32,
+      86,
+      101,
+      114,
+      115,
+      105,
+      111,
+      110,
+      58,
+      32,
+      86,
+      57,
+      57,
+      10,
     ],
     "type": "Buffer",
   },
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/index.ts b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/index.ts
index f5b505beb9..b93c2a3f00 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/index.ts
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export * from "./src/doc/IImperativeEnvironmentalVariableSetting";
 export * from "./src/doc/IImperativeEnvironmentalVariableSettings";
 export * from "./src/doc/IImperativeConfig";
 export * from "./src/doc/IImperativeLoggingConfig";
+export * from "./src/doc/IImperativeVersions";
 export * from "./src/ConfigurationLoader";
 export * from "./src/ConfigurationValidator";
 export * from "./src/DefinitionTreeResolver";
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/doc/IImperativeVersions.ts b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/doc/IImperativeVersions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeee41de35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/doc/IImperativeVersions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+* This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the
+* Eclipse Public License v2.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+* https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html
+*
+* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+*
+* Copyright Contributors to the Zowe Project.
+*
+*/
+
+export interface IImperativeVersions {
+    /**
+     * The version of the consuming program, retrieved from `version` in package.json
+     * @type {string}
+     * @memberof IImperativeVersions
+     */
+    version: string,
+    /**
+     * The Zowe LTS release number from the consuming program, retrieved from `zoweVersion` in package.json
+     * @type {string}
+     * @memberof IImperativeVersions
+     */
+    zoweVersion?: string
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts
index 176b8b7775..826faef637 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { Imperative } from "../../../imperative/src/Imperative";
 import { ICommandHandler, IHandlerParameters, ICommandTreeEntry, CommandUtils } from "../../../cmd";
 import { ImperativeConfig, TextUtils } from "../../../utilities";
 import { WebHelpManager } from "../../../cmd/src/help/WebHelpManager";
+import { IImperativeVersions } from "../doc/IImperativeVersions";
 /**
  * The default command handler for the top level/root command
  * Allows the user to check the version of the package.
@@ -24,9 +25,14 @@ export default class DefaultRootCommandHandler implements ICommandHandler {
         if (params.arguments.version) {
             // load the user's package.json to check the version of their package
             const packageJson: any = ImperativeConfig.instance.callerPackageJson;
-            params.response.console.log(packageJson.version);
-            params.response.data.setObj({ version: packageJson.version });
-            params.response.data.setMessage("Version displayed");
+            const jsonResponse: IImperativeVersions = { version: packageJson.version };
+            params.response.console.log("CLI Version: " + packageJson.version);
+            if (packageJson.zoweVersion) {
+                params.response.console.log("Release Version: " + packageJson.zoweVersion);
+                jsonResponse.zoweVersion = packageJson.zoweVersion;
+            }
+            params.response.data.setObj(jsonResponse);
+            params.response.data.setMessage("Version(s) displayed");
         } else if(params.arguments.availableCommands) {
 
             // Gather and display the full set of commands available to the CLI with descriptions
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/utilities/src/__mocks__/ImperativeConfig.ts b/packages/imperative/src/utilities/src/__mocks__/ImperativeConfig.ts
index f6535abce4..492983bae1 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/utilities/src/__mocks__/ImperativeConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/utilities/src/__mocks__/ImperativeConfig.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class ImperativeConfig {
     }
 
     public get callerPackageJson(): any {
-        return {version: 10000, name: "sample"};
+        return {version: 10000, zoweVersion: "V99", name: "sample"};
     }
 
     public get cliHome(): string {

From 1cf0f1dd1ccbbfc53fc97e3318e4de7a6b39088c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 16:19:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/13] Remove RECFM validation, update changelogs & tests

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md                     |  4 ++
 .../Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap     |  3 +-
 .../__integration__/cmd/package.json          |  1 +
 .../HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap    |  3 +-
 .../__integration__/hello_world/package.json  |  1 +
 .../__integration__/imperative/package.json   |  1 +
 packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md                |  4 ++
 .../methods/create/Create.unit.test.ts        |  4 +-
 .../zosfiles/src/methods/create/Create.ts     | 41 ++-----------------
 9 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 5818326799..4401af9643 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe CLI package will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+- LTS Breaking: Removed record format (recfm) validation when issuing `zowe files create` commands [#1699](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/1699)
+
 ## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 
 LTS Breaking: Removed the following previously deprecated items: [#1981](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/1981)
diff --git a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/__tests__/integration/cli/root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/__tests__/integration/cli/root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap
index b5e4cde0ea..ac2b5270c2 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/__tests__/integration/cli/root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/__tests__/integration/cli/root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ exports[`cmd-cli should display the help 1`] = `
 
 exports[`cmd-cli should display the version 1`] = `
 "================ISSUING VERSION===============
-0.0.0
+CLI Version: 0.0.0
+Release Version: V99
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/package.json b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/package.json
index 08b7fe6699..2c3d184688 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/package.json
+++ b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "cmd-sample-cli",
   "version": "0.0.0",
+  "zoweVersion": "V99",
   "description": "Command Sample CLI",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
   "repository": "",
diff --git a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/__tests__/__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/__tests__/__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap
index b0a0a3688b..ae7a7185e9 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/__tests__/__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/__tests__/__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ exports[`Hello World should print help if the option is specified 1`] = `
 `;
 
 exports[`Hello World should print version if the option is specified 1`] = `
-"0.0.0
+"CLI Version: 0.0.0
+Release Version: V99
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/package.json b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/package.json
index 66c623db7a..849e84bc98 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/package.json
+++ b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "hello-world-cli",
   "version": "0.0.0",
+  "zoweVersion": "V99",
   "description": "Hello World Sample CLI",
   "license": "EPL 2.0",
   "repository": "",
diff --git a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/imperative/package.json b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/imperative/package.json
index 8895054427..34b956b281 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/imperative/package.json
+++ b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/imperative/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "imperative-test-cli",
   "version": "0.0.0",
+  "zoweVersion": "V99",
   "description": "Imperative Test CLI",
   "license": "EPL 2.0",
   "repository": "",
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md
index 885cfdea8e..ec608f4008 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe z/OS files SDK package will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+- LTS Breaking: Removed record format (recfm) validation when creating data-sets [#1699](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/1699)
+
 ## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 
 - LTS Breaking: Removed the following previously deprecated items:
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/__tests__/__unit__/methods/create/Create.unit.test.ts b/packages/zosfiles/__tests__/__unit__/methods/create/Create.unit.test.ts
index 164852ce08..7f52d10523 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/__tests__/__unit__/methods/create/Create.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/__tests__/__unit__/methods/create/Create.unit.test.ts
@@ -1066,14 +1066,14 @@ describe("Create data set  Validator", () => {
             expect(testOptions.secondary).toEqual(0);  // Should be changed during create validation to zOSMF default of 0
         });
 
-        it("recfm should default to 'F' if not specified", async () => {
+        it("recfm should not default to anything if not specified", async () => {
             const testOptions: any = {
                 recfm: undefined
             };
 
             Create.dataSetValidateOptions(testOptions);
 
-            expect(testOptions.recfm).toEqual("F");  // Should be changed during create validation to zOSMF default of 'F'
+            expect(testOptions.recfm).not.toEqual("F");  // Should not be changed during create validation to zOSMF default of 'F'
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/create/Create.ts b/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/create/Create.ts
index 07677e1358..79f7b50d7a 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/create/Create.ts
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/src/methods/create/Create.ts
@@ -234,20 +234,10 @@ export class Create {
                             tempOptions.blksize = tempOptions.lrecl;
                         }
 
-                        if(tempOptions.blksize  <= tempOptions.lrecl ){
+                        if(tempOptions.blksize <= tempOptions.lrecl ){
                             tempOptions.blksize = tempOptions.lrecl;
-                            if(tempOptions.recfm === null || tempOptions.recfm === undefined){
-                                tempOptions.recfm = "FB";
-                            }
-                            switch (tempOptions.recfm.toUpperCase()) {
-                                case "V":
-                                case "VB":
-                                case "VBS":
-                                case "VS":
-                                    tempOptions.blksize += 4;
-                                    break;
-                                default:
-                                    break;
+                            if (tempOptions.recfm && tempOptions.recfm.toUpperCase().startsWith("V")) {
+                                tempOptions.blksize += 4;
                             }
                         }
                         break;
@@ -315,31 +305,8 @@ export class Create {
                         break;
 
                     case "recfm":
-                    // zOSMF defaults to F if missing so mimic it's behavior
-                        if (tempOptions.recfm === null || tempOptions.recfm === undefined) {
-                            tempOptions.recfm = "F";
-                        }
+                    // no validation
 
-                        // F, V, or U are required; B, A, M, S, T or additional
-                        // VBA works on mainframe but not via zOSMF
-                        switch (tempOptions.recfm.toUpperCase()) {
-                            case "D":
-                            case "DB":
-                            case "DBS":
-                            case "DS":
-                            case "F":
-                            case "FB":
-                            case "FBS":
-                            case "FS":
-                            case "V":
-                            case "VB":
-                            case "VBS":
-                            case "VS":
-                            case "U":
-                                break;
-                            default:
-                                throw new ImperativeError({ msg: ZosFilesMessages.invalidRecfmOption.message + tempOptions.recfm });
-                        }
                         break;
 
                     // SMS class values

From 7a0a5bcf91f1e0c547fbd97358b69bf499a51207 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 16:27:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/13] Update CLI changelog

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 4401af9643..0d9b9f9b63 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe CLI package will be documented in this file.
 ## Recent Changes
 
 - LTS Breaking: Removed record format (recfm) validation when issuing `zowe files create` commands [#1699](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/1699)
+- LTS Breaking: Added Zowe release version output for `--version` [#2028](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2028)
 
 ## `8.0.0-next.202402021649`
 

From 205504813bfe42b6031f534ca3cbae668a47016c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew W. Harn" <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 18:38:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 13/13] Update version output and snapshots

Signed-off-by: Andrew W. Harn <andrew.harn@broadcom.com>
---
 .../root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap | 2 +-
 .../__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap     | 2 +-
 .../DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap              | 5 +++++
 .../src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/__tests__/integration/cli/root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/__tests__/integration/cli/root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap
index ac2b5270c2..8606fe3568 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/__tests__/integration/cli/root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/cmd/__tests__/integration/cli/root/__snapshots__/Cmd.cli.root.integration.test.ts.snap
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ exports[`cmd-cli should display the help 1`] = `
 exports[`cmd-cli should display the version 1`] = `
 "================ISSUING VERSION===============
 CLI Version: 0.0.0
-Release Version: V99
+Zowe Release Version: V99
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/__tests__/__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/__tests__/__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap
index ae7a7185e9..6f25772045 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/__tests__/__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/imperative/__tests__/__integration__/hello_world/__tests__/__snapshots__/HelloWorldCli.integration.test.ts.snap
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ exports[`Hello World should print help if the option is specified 1`] = `
 
 exports[`Hello World should print version if the option is specified 1`] = `
 "CLI Version: 0.0.0
-Release Version: V99
+Zowe Release Version: V99
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/handlers/__snapshots__/DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/handlers/__snapshots__/DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap
index 66a04e23d7..13319de429 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/handlers/__snapshots__/DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/__tests__/handlers/__snapshots__/DefaultRootCommandHandler.unit.test.ts.snap
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ Object {
       48,
       48,
       10,
+      90,
+      111,
+      119,
+      101,
+      32,
       82,
       101,
       108,
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts
index 826faef637..55cbba6e05 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/imperative/src/handlers/DefaultRootCommandHandler.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class DefaultRootCommandHandler implements ICommandHandler {
             const jsonResponse: IImperativeVersions = { version: packageJson.version };
             params.response.console.log("CLI Version: " + packageJson.version);
             if (packageJson.zoweVersion) {
-                params.response.console.log("Release Version: " + packageJson.zoweVersion);
+                params.response.console.log("Zowe Release Version: " + packageJson.zoweVersion);
                 jsonResponse.zoweVersion = packageJson.zoweVersion;
             }
             params.response.data.setObj(jsonResponse);