diff --git a/scripts/publish.js b/scripts/publish.js
index ee108fca46..9078f1f09b 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.js
+++ b/scripts/publish.js
@@ -42,10 +42,16 @@ async function ensureBuildVersion(packageName, version) {
  */
 function publishBuild(packageName, tag) {
   let buildDir = path.join(rootDir, "packages", packageName);
+  let args = ["--access public", `--tag ${tag}`];
+  if (tag === "experimental") {
+    args.push(`--no-git-checks`);
+  } else {
+    args.push("--publish-branch release-next");
+  }
   console.log();
   console.log(`  pnpm publish ${buildDir} --tag ${tag} --access public`);
   console.log();
-  execSync(`pnpm publish ${buildDir} --tag ${tag} --access public`, {
+  execSync(`pnpm publish ${buildDir} ${args.join(" ")}`, {
     stdio: "inherit",
   });
 }
diff --git a/scripts/version.js b/scripts/version.js
index 30497c5c17..89c33ce101 100644
--- a/scripts/version.js
+++ b/scripts/version.js
@@ -147,7 +147,13 @@ async function run() {
       });
     }
 
-    // 7. Commit and tag
+    // 7. Sync up the pnpm-lock.yaml for pnpm if this is an experimental release
+    if (isExperimental) {
+      console.log(chalk.green("  Syncing pnpm lockfile..."));
+      execSync("pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile");
+    }
+
+    // 8. Commit and tag
     execSync(`git commit --all --message="Version ${version}"`);
     execSync(`git tag -a -m "Version ${version}" v${version}`);
     console.log(chalk.green(`  Committed and tagged version ${version}`));