diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5c9196b5db..cdafcee2e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ on:
         required: true
         description: ''
         default: true
+      hotpatch:
+        type: boolean
+        required: true
+        description: ''
+        default: false
 
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -38,256 +43,272 @@ env:
   RELEASE: true # Needed so `make` targets make public changes
 
 jobs:
-  cd_dev_check:
-    name: CD_Dev check
+  hotpatch:
+    name: Hotpatch
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Get status of latest CD_Dev run
-        id: cd_dev_check
-        run: make latest-cd-dev-status
-  setup_job:
-    name: Setup workflow
-    needs: [cd_dev_check]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      VERSION: ${{ steps.version_step.outputs.VERSION }}
-      TARGET_SHA: ${{ steps.version_step.outputs.GIT_SHA }}
-      INSTALLER_URL: ${{ steps.installer_step.outputs.INSTALLER_URL }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Set target sha and Fluvio version
-        id: version_step
-        run: |
-          if [[ -z "${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}" ]]; then
-            export GITHUB_VERSION=$(curl -fsS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinyon/fluvio/${{ github.sha }}/VERSION)
-            echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_VERSION}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_VERSION}"
-            echo "GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "::set-output name=GIT_SHA::${{ github.sha }}"
-          else
-            export GITHUB_VERSION=$(curl -fsS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinyon/fluvio/${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}/VERSION)
-            echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_VERSION}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_VERSION}"
-            echo "GIT_SHA=${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "::set-output name=GIT_SHA::${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}"
-          fi
-      - name: Set Installer URL
-        id: installer_step
-        run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=INSTALLER_URL::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinyon/fluvio/${{ steps.version_step.outputs.GIT_SHA }}/install.sh"
-
-      - name: Slack Notification
-        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
-        if: failure()
-        with:
-          status: ${{ job.status }}
-          fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
-        env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-          MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
-
-  release_installer:
-    name: Release Fluvio Installer
-    needs: [setup_job]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
       AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-west-2
-      TARGET_SHA: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.TARGET_SHA }}
-      INSTALLER_URL: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.INSTALLER_URL }}
+      BPKG_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BPKG_TOKEN }}
+      FLUVIO_BIN: ~/.fluvio/bin/fluvio
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Download install.sh
-        run: curl -sSO $INSTALLER_URL
-      - name: Push install.sh to packages S3 bucket
-        run: make update-public-installer-script-s3
+      - name: Hotpatch
+        run: |
+          ./actions/hotpatch.sh
 
-  # Check for Github Release
-  release_github:
-    name: Release Fluvio to GitHub Release
-    needs: [setup_job]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions: write-all
-    env:
-      VERSION: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.VERSION }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      # Check that this release does not already exist by trying to download it
-      - name: Attempt to download release by version number
-        id: release_check
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          GH_RELEASE_TAG: v${{ env.VERSION }}
-        run: make download-fluvio-release
+  # cd_dev_check:
+  #   name: CD_Dev check
+  #   strategy:
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     - name: Get status of latest CD_Dev run
+  #       id: cd_dev_check
+  #       run: make latest-cd-dev-status
+  # setup_job:
+  #   name: Setup workflow
+  #   needs: [cd_dev_check]
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   outputs:
+  #     VERSION: ${{ steps.version_step.outputs.VERSION }}
+  #     TARGET_SHA: ${{ steps.version_step.outputs.GIT_SHA }}
+  #     INSTALLER_URL: ${{ steps.installer_step.outputs.INSTALLER_URL }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - name: Set target sha and Fluvio version
+  #       id: version_step
+  #       run: |
+  #         if [[ -z "${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}" ]]; then
+  #           export GITHUB_VERSION=$(curl -fsS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinyon/fluvio/${{ github.sha }}/VERSION)
+  #           echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_VERSION}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+  #           echo "::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_VERSION}"
+  #           echo "GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+  #           echo "::set-output name=GIT_SHA::${{ github.sha }}"
+  #         else
+  #           export GITHUB_VERSION=$(curl -fsS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinyon/fluvio/${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}/VERSION)
+  #           echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_VERSION}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+  #           echo "::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_VERSION}"
+  #           echo "GIT_SHA=${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+  #           echo "::set-output name=GIT_SHA::${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}"
+  #         fi
+  #     - name: Set Installer URL
+  #       id: installer_step
+  #       run: |
+  #         echo "::set-output name=INSTALLER_URL::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinyon/fluvio/${{ steps.version_step.outputs.GIT_SHA }}/install.sh"
 
-      # If this release does not already exist (i.e. the release_check failed), create it
-      - name: Download artifacts from dev
-        if: ${{ steps.release_check.outcome == 'failure' }}
-        env:
-          GH_RELEASE_TAG: dev
-        run: make download-fluvio-release
+  #     - name: Slack Notification
+  #       uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+  #       if: failure()
+  #       with:
+  #         status: ${{ job.status }}
+  #         fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
+  #       env:
+  #         SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+  #         MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
 
-      # Release conventions expect the top-most release in CHANGELOG.md to be the version we're releasing
-      # The date is expected to be UNRELEASED, which we will replace with the current date
-      - name: Create GH Release with release notes
-        if: ${{ steps.release_check.outcome == 'failure' }}
-        env:
-          CHANNEL_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}
-          PRE_RELEASE: ${{ github.event.inputs.pre_release }}
-        run: make create-gh-release
+  # release_installer:
+  #   name: Release Fluvio Installer
+  #   needs: [setup_job]
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   env:
+  #     AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  #     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  #     AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-west-2
+  #     TARGET_SHA: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.TARGET_SHA }}
+  #     INSTALLER_URL: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.INSTALLER_URL }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     - name: Download install.sh
+  #       run: curl -sSO $INSTALLER_URL
+  #     - name: Push install.sh to packages S3 bucket
+  #       run: make update-public-installer-script-s3
 
-      - name: Slack Notification
-        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
-        if: failure()
-        with:
-          status: ${{ job.status }}
-          fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
-        env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-          MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
+  # # Check for Github Release
+  # release_github:
+  #   name: Release Fluvio to GitHub Release
+  #   needs: [setup_job]
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   permissions: write-all
+  #   env:
+  #     VERSION: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.VERSION }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     # Check that this release does not already exist by trying to download it
+  #     - name: Attempt to download release by version number
+  #       id: release_check
+  #       continue-on-error: true
+  #       env:
+  #         GH_RELEASE_TAG: v${{ env.VERSION }}
+  #       run: make download-fluvio-release
 
-  ## Check for docker image
-  release_docker:
-    name: Release Docker Image
-    needs: [setup_job]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      VERSION: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.VERSION }}
-      TARGET_SHA: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.TARGET_SHA }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Attempt to pull image tag in docker registry
-        id: docker_check
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}
-        run: |
-          make docker-hub-check-image-exists
+  #     # If this release does not already exist (i.e. the release_check failed), create it
+  #     - name: Download artifacts from dev
+  #       if: ${{ steps.release_check.outcome == 'failure' }}
+  #       env:
+  #         GH_RELEASE_TAG: dev
+  #       run: make download-fluvio-release
 
-      # if the check fails, then continue
-      - name: Tag and push release image
-        if: ${{ steps.docker_check.outcome == 'failure' }}
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-          DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}
-          CHANNEL_TAG: stable
-          DEV_VERSION_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ env.TARGET_SHA }}
-        run: |
-          make docker-push-manifest
+  #     # Release conventions expect the top-most release in CHANGELOG.md to be the version we're releasing
+  #     # The date is expected to be UNRELEASED, which we will replace with the current date
+  #     - name: Create GH Release with release notes
+  #       if: ${{ steps.release_check.outcome == 'failure' }}
+  #       env:
+  #         CHANNEL_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+  #         PRE_RELEASE: ${{ github.event.inputs.pre_release }}
+  #       run: make create-gh-release
 
-      - name: Slack Notification
-        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
-        if: failure()
-        with:
-          status: ${{ job.status }}
-          fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
-        env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-          MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
+  #     - name: Slack Notification
+  #       uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+  #       if: failure()
+  #       with:
+  #         status: ${{ job.status }}
+  #         fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
+  #       env:
+  #         SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+  #         MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
 
-  # Check for Fluvio CLI
-  release_fluvio:
-    name: Release Fluvio CLI package
-    needs: [setup_job]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-      VERSION: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.VERSION }}
-      INSTALLER_URL: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.INSTALLER_URL }}
-      BPKG_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BPKG_TOKEN }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      # Check that this release does not already exist by trying to download it
-      - name: Attempt to install Fluvio CLI
-        id: check_fluvio
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          CHANNEL_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}
-        run: make curl-install-fluvio
+  # ## Check for docker image
+  # release_docker:
+  #   name: Release Docker Image
+  #   needs: [setup_job]
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   env:
+  #     VERSION: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.VERSION }}
+  #     TARGET_SHA: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.TARGET_SHA }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     - name: Attempt to pull image tag in docker registry
+  #       id: docker_check
+  #       continue-on-error: true
+  #       env:
+  #         DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+  #       run: |
+  #         make docker-hub-check-image-exists
 
-      # If this release does not already exist (i.e. check_fluvio failed), continue
-      - name: Install fluvio-package
-        env:
-          CHANNEL_TAG: stable # We want to ensure we install the stable version of CLI
-        run: |
-          make curl-install-fluvio
-          make install-fluvio-package
+  #     # if the check fails, then continue
+  #     - name: Tag and push release image
+  #       if: ${{ steps.docker_check.outcome == 'failure' }}
+  #       env:
+  #         DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+  #         DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+  #         DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+  #         CHANNEL_TAG: stable
+  #         DEV_VERSION_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ env.TARGET_SHA }}
+  #       run: |
+  #         make docker-push-manifest
 
-      - name: Download dev release
-        if: ${{ steps.check_fluvio.outcome == 'failure' }}
-        env:
-          GH_RELEASE_TAG: dev
-        run: make download-fluvio-release
+  #     - name: Slack Notification
+  #       uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+  #       if: failure()
+  #       with:
+  #         status: ${{ job.status }}
+  #         fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
+  #       env:
+  #         SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+  #         MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
 
-      - name: Publish artifacts
-        if: ${{ steps.check_fluvio.outcome == 'failure' }}
-        env:
-          FLUVIO_BIN: ~/.fluvio/bin/fluvio
-        run: |
-          make publish-artifacts-stable
+  # # Check for Fluvio CLI
+  # release_fluvio:
+  #   name: Release Fluvio CLI package
+  #   needs: [setup_job]
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   env:
+  #     AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  #     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  #     VERSION: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.VERSION }}
+  #     INSTALLER_URL: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.INSTALLER_URL }}
+  #     BPKG_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BPKG_TOKEN }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     # Check that this release does not already exist by trying to download it
+  #     - name: Attempt to install Fluvio CLI
+  #       id: check_fluvio
+  #       continue-on-error: true
+  #       env:
+  #         CHANNEL_TAG: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+  #       run: make curl-install-fluvio
 
-      - name: Slack Notification
-        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
-        if: ${{ !success() }}
-        with:
-          status: ${{ job.status }}
-          fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
-        env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-          MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
+  #     # If this release does not already exist (i.e. check_fluvio failed), continue
+  #     - name: Install fluvio-package
+  #       env:
+  #         CHANNEL_TAG: stable # We want to ensure we install the stable version of CLI
+  #       run: |
+  #         make curl-install-fluvio
+  #         make install-fluvio-package
 
-  publish_crates:
-    name: Publish Crates
-    if: ${{ !inputs.pre_release }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish_crates.yml
-    with:
-      commit: ${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}
-    secrets: inherit
+  #     - name: Download dev release
+  #       if: ${{ steps.check_fluvio.outcome == 'failure' }}
+  #       env:
+  #         GH_RELEASE_TAG: dev
+  #       run: make download-fluvio-release
 
-  bump_stable_fluvio:
-    name: Bump stable Fluvio
-    needs: [setup_job, release_github, release_docker, release_fluvio]
-    #permissions: write-all
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ !inputs.pre_release }}
-    env:
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-      VERSION: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.VERSION }}
-      TARGET_SHA: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.GIT_SHA }}
-      INSTALLER_URL: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.INSTALLER_URL }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install fluvio-package
-        env:
-          CHANNEL_TAG: stable # We want to ensure we install the stable version of CLI
-        run: |
-          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.installer_version }}" ]; then
-              export VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.installer_version }}
-              echo "VERSION=$VERSION"
-          fi
-          make curl-install-fluvio
-          make install-fluvio-package
+  #     - name: Publish artifacts
+  #       if: ${{ steps.check_fluvio.outcome == 'failure' }}
+  #       env:
+  #         FLUVIO_BIN: ~/.fluvio/bin/fluvio
+  #       run: |
+  #         make publish-artifacts-stable
 
-      - name: Bump Fluvio CLI
-        # This should work until we support graceful failure
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          BPKG_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BPKG_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          make bump-fluvio-stable
+  #     - name: Slack Notification
+  #       uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+  #       if: ${{ !success() }}
+  #       with:
+  #         status: ${{ job.status }}
+  #         fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
+  #       env:
+  #         SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+  #         MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
+
+  # publish_crates:
+  #   name: Publish Crates
+  #   if: ${{ !inputs.pre_release }}
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/publish_crates.yml
+  #   with:
+  #     commit: ${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}
+  #   secrets: inherit
+
+  # bump_stable_fluvio:
+  #   name: Bump stable Fluvio
+  #   needs: [setup_job, release_github, release_docker, release_fluvio]
+  #   #permissions: write-all
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   if: ${{ !inputs.pre_release }}
+  #   env:
+  #     AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  #     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  #     VERSION: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.VERSION }}
+  #     TARGET_SHA: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.GIT_SHA }}
+  #     INSTALLER_URL: ${{ needs.setup_job.outputs.INSTALLER_URL }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     - name: Install fluvio-package
+  #       env:
+  #         CHANNEL_TAG: stable # We want to ensure we install the stable version of CLI
+  #       run: |
+  #         if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.installer_version }}" ]; then
+  #             export VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.installer_version }}
+  #             echo "VERSION=$VERSION"
+  #         fi
+  #         make curl-install-fluvio
+  #         make install-fluvio-package
+
+  #     - name: Bump Fluvio CLI
+  #       # This should work until we support graceful failure
+  #       continue-on-error: true
+  #       env:
+  #         BPKG_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BPKG_TOKEN }}
+  #       run: |
+  #         make bump-fluvio-stable
 
-      - name: Slack Notification
-        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
-        if: failure()
-        with:
-          status: ${{ job.status }}
-          fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
-        env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-          MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
+  #     - name: Slack Notification
+  #       uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+  #       if: failure()
+  #       with:
+  #         status: ${{ job.status }}
+  #         fields: repo,message,commit,author,action,eventName,ref,workflow,job
+  #       env:
+  #         SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+  #         MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
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diff --git a/actions/hotpatch.sh b/actions/hotpatch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f19a1d7a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/hotpatch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+export RELEASE=true
+export REPO_VERSION=0.11.1
+
+make curl-install-fluvio
+make install-fluvio-package
+
+GH_RELEASE_TAG=v0.11.1 \
+make download-fluvio-release
+
+make publish-artifacts-stable
+
+make bump-fluvio-stable
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