diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
index 107aa0a..adbef7e 100644
--- a/.github/settings.yml
+++ b/.github/settings.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,29 @@ branches:
         apps: []
         users: []
         teams: [ "cli-team" ]
+  - name: latest
+    protection:
+      required_status_checks: null
+      enforce_admins: true
+      required_pull_request_reviews:
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
+        require_code_owner_reviews: true
+        require_last_push_approval: true
+        dismiss_stale_reviews: true
+      restrictions:
+        apps: []
+        users: []
+        teams: [ "cli-team" ]
+  - name: release/v*
+    protection:
+      required_status_checks: null
+      enforce_admins: true
+      required_pull_request_reviews:
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
+        require_code_owner_reviews: true
+        require_last_push_approval: true
+        dismiss_stale_reviews: true
+      restrictions:
+        apps: []
+        users: []
+        teams: [ "cli-team" ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9cc149d..5762610 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - latest
+      - release/v*
   schedule:
     # "At 09:00 UTC (02:00 PT) on Monday" https://crontab.guru/#0_9_*_*_1
     - cron: "0 9 * * 1"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 66b9498..2124487 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - latest
+      - release/v*
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
       - latest
+      - release/v*
   schedule:
     # "At 10:00 UTC (03:00 PT) on Monday" https://crontab.guru/#0_10_*_*_1
     - cron: "0 10 * * 1"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9aae072..1710109 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
             let commentId = comments.find(c => c.user.login === 'github-actions[bot]' && c.body.startsWith(body))?.id
 
             body += `Release workflow run: ${workflow.html_url}\n\n#### Force CI to Update This Release\n\n`
-            body += `This PR will be updated and CI will run for every non-\`chore:\` commit that is pushed to \`main\`. `
+            body += `This PR will be updated and CI will run for every non-\`chore:\` commit that is pushed to \`${REF_NAME}\`. `
             body += `To force CI to update this PR, run this command:\n\n`
             body += `\`\`\`\ngh workflow run release.yml -r ${REF_NAME} -R ${owner}/${repo} -f release-pr=${issue_number}\n\`\`\``
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 209498b..11f4c79 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
-    "version": "4.15.1",
+    "version": "4.17.0",
     "publish": "true"
   }
 }