diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index a6fad41e54..7ad8e950a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 name: automerge
 
+# This workflow is triggered when any changes are pushed to the release branch and
+# when a release candidate or full release has been published in the `release-base` workflow
 on:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [merge-to-main]
   push:
-    branches: [release/*]
+    branches: [release/v2*]
 
 concurrency:
   group: automerge-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -14,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: '0'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.client_payload.branch }}
       - name: Merge to main
         uses: devmasx/merge-branch@1.4.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml
index 0caa21f0fa..e403d817d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ name: Deploy production storybook
 # has been successfully completed
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  workflow_call:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [deploy-latest-storybook]
 
 jobs:
   deploy-latest-storybook:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
index a110a86dcd..fa01e029f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Deploy staging storybook environment from release branch to Github Pages
 name: Deploy staging storybook
 
-# Gets triggered every time a change is pushed to the `release/v2*` branch or can be manually triggered
+# Gets triggered every time a release candidate has been published from the `release-base` workflow
+# or can be manually triggered
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  workflow_call:
-  push:
-    branches: [release/v2*]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [deploy-staging-storybook]
 
 jobs:
   deploy-staging-storybook:
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 #v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.client_payload.branch }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-base.yml b/.github/workflows/release-base.yml
index 318999f5be..8a2a1f1179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-base.yml
@@ -114,14 +114,27 @@ jobs:
           echo "DRY RUN: ${{ env.DRY_RUN }}"
           yarn lerna publish --create-release github --preid rc --pre-dist-tag next $(echo "${{ env.DRY_RUN }}")
 
-  deploy-staging:
-    needs: release
-    # Trigger staging storybook enviroment deployment workflow
-    if:  ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
-
-  deploy-latest:
-    needs: release
-    # If full release has been published, trigger the production storybook environment deployment workflow.
-    if: ${{ (github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false') && ((github.event.inputs.type  == 'full minor release') || (github.event.inputs.type  == 'full patch release')) }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml
+      # After successfully publishing a release candidate, trigger the staging storybook environment deployment workflow.
+      # Pass in the release branch name to the storybook deployment job so it build off the release branch
+      - name: Dispatch staging storybook deployment workflow
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        with:
+          event-type: deploy-staging-storybook
+          client-payload: '{"branch": "${{ github.ref_name }}"}'
+
+      # After successfully publishing a full release, trigger the production storybook environment deployment workflow.
+      # Pass in the release branch name to the storybook deployment job so it build off the release branch
+      - name: Dispatch production storybook deployment workflow
+        if: ${{ (github.event.inputs.type  == 'full minor release') || (github.event.inputs.type  == 'full patch release') }}
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        with:
+          event-type: deploy-latest-storybook
+          client-payload: '{"branch": "${{ github.ref_name }}"}'
+
+      # Trigger the `automerge` workflow to the changelog and version bumps generated by Lerna get pushed to `main` branch
+      - name: Dispatch merge to `main` workflow
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        with:
+          event-type: merge-to-main
+          client-payload: '{"branch": "${{ github.ref_name }}"}'
+