diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 085c9dc032..d3264e6316 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - release
+      - hotfix/*
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ jobs:
           npm set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' ${{ secrets.NPM_PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
           npm whoami
 
-      - name: Publish
-        run: |
-          yarn lerna publish from-package --yes --allowBranch=main --loglevel=verbose --dist-tag latest
+      # - name: Publish
+      #   run: |
+      #     yarn lerna publish from-package --yes --allowBranch=main --loglevel=verbose --dist-tag latest
 
   release:
     needs: build-and-publish # comment when testing locally with https://github.com/nektos/act
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/version-packages.yml
index 736a76453a..5eb34b8c8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-packages.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ on:
         description: 'Base branch to create PR to'
         required: true
         default: 'main'
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - main
-          - release
       run_id:
         description: 'Unique identifier for the run'
         required: false
@@ -67,7 +63,13 @@ jobs:
         run: NODE_ENV=production yarn build
 
       - name: Version Packages
-        run: yarn lerna version minor --yes --allow-branch ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }} --no-git-tag-version --no-commit-hooks --no-private
+        run: |
+          # minor version bump for main branch and patch for hotfixes
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.base_branch }}" == "main" ]; then
+            yarn lerna version minor --yes --allow-branch ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }} --no-git-tag-version --no-commit-hooks --no-private
+          else
+            yarn lerna version patch --yes --allow-branch ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }} --no-git-tag-version --no-commit-hooks --no-private
+          fi
 
       - name: Commit and push
         id: commit_and_push
diff --git a/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/braze/trackEvent2/index.ts b/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/braze/trackEvent2/index.ts
index 7752d9c74d..09c96c663a 100644
--- a/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/braze/trackEvent2/index.ts
+++ b/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/braze/trackEvent2/index.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const action: ActionDefinition<Settings, Payload> = {
     if (syncMode === 'add' || syncMode === 'update') {
       return sendTrackEvent(request, settings, payload, syncMode)
     }
-    throw new IntegrationError('syncMode must be "add" or "update"', 'Invalid syncMode', 400)
+    throw new IntegrationError('syncMode should be "add" or "update"', 'Invalid syncMode', 400)
   },
   performBatch: (request, { settings, payload, syncMode }) => {
     if (syncMode === 'add' || syncMode === 'update') {