diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-alpha-v6.yml b/.github/workflows/release-alpha-v6.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..203346e4731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-alpha-v6.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+name: canary-core3 release
+run-name: canary-core3 release from ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  canary-core3-release:
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'clerk/javascript' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ vars.RUNNER_NORMAL || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ vars.TIMEOUT_MINUTES_NORMAL && fromJSON(vars.TIMEOUT_MINUTES_NORMAL) || 10 }}
+    env:
+      TURBO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
+      TURBO_TEAM: ${{ vars.TURBO_TEAM }}
+      TURBO_CACHE: remote:rw
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup
+        id: config
+        uses: ./.github/actions/init
+        with:
+          turbo-signature: ${{ secrets.TURBO_REMOTE_CACHE_SIGNATURE_KEY }}
+          turbo-team: ${{ vars.TURBO_TEAM }}
+          turbo-token: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
+          playwright-enabled: true # Must be present to enable caching on branched workflows
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+
+      - name: Version packages for canary-core3
+        id: version-packages
+        run: pnpm version-packages:canary-core3 | tail -1 >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Build release
+        if: steps.version-packages.outputs.success == '1'
+        run: pnpm turbo build $TURBO_ARGS
+
+      - name: canary-core3 release
+        if: steps.version-packages.outputs.success == '1'
+        run: pnpm release:canary-core3
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
+
+      - name: Trigger workflows on related repos
+        if: steps.version-packages.outputs.success == '1'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          result-encoding: string
+          retries: 3
+          retry-exempt-status-codes: 400,401
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.CLERK_COOKIE_PAT }}
+          script: |
+            const clerkjsVersion = require('./packages/clerk-js/package.json').version;
+            const clerkUiVersion = require('./packages/ui/package.json').version;
+            const nextjsVersion = require('./packages/nextjs/package.json').version;
+
+            github.rest.actions.createWorkflowDispatch({
+              owner: 'clerk',
+              repo: 'sdk-infra-workers',
+              workflow_id: 'update-pkg-versions.yml',
+              ref: 'main',
+              inputs: { clerkjsVersion, clerkUiVersion }
+            })
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a5ebbf2d695..cf8db97c29e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           show-progress: false
 
+      - name: Safety check - Prevent production releases on canary-core3 branch
+        run: |
+          if [ -f ".canary-core3-branch" ]; then
+            echo "❌ ERROR: This branch is marked for canary-core3 releases only!"
+            echo "Production releases (latest tag) are not allowed on this branch."
+            echo "If you need to make a production release, use the main production branch."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Setup
         id: config
         uses: ./.github/actions/init
@@ -55,8 +64,8 @@ jobs:
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
-          commit: 'ci(repo): Version packages'
-          title: 'ci(repo): Version packages'
+          commit: "ci(repo): Version packages"
+          title: "ci(repo): Version packages"
           publish: pnpm release
           # Workaround for https://github.com/changesets/changesets/issues/421
           version: pnpm version-packages
@@ -145,5 +154,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/init
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
-          turbo-team: ''
-          turbo-token: ''
+          turbo-team: ""
+          turbo-token: ""
diff --git a/canary-core3-branch b/canary-core3-branch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9dfa0b10923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/canary-core3-branch
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Alpha v6 Development Branch
+# This file marks this branch as an canary-core3 development branch.
+# Production releases (latest tag) are disabled on this branch.
+# Only canary-core3 releases are allowed.
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19c8b9b0abc..53a783a6737 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "release": "changeset publish && git push --follow-tags",
     "release:canary": "changeset publish --tag canary --no-git-tag",
+    "release:canary-core3": "changeset publish --tag canary-core3 --no-git-tag",
     "release:snapshot": "changeset publish --tag snapshot --no-git-tag",
     "release:verdaccio": "if [ \"$(npm config get registry)\" = \"https://registry.npmjs.org/\" ]; then echo 'Error: Using default registry' && exit 1; else TURBO_CONCURRENCY=1 pnpm build && changeset publish --no-git-tag; fi",
     "test": "FORCE_COLOR=1 turbo test --concurrency=${TURBO_CONCURRENCY:-80%}",
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
     "typedoc:generate:skip-build": "typedoc --tsconfig tsconfig.typedoc.json && node .typedoc/extract-returns-and-params.mjs && rimraf .typedoc/docs && cpy '.typedoc/temp-docs/**' '.typedoc/docs' && rimraf .typedoc/temp-docs",
     "version-packages": "changeset version && pnpm install --lockfile-only --engine-strict=false",
     "version-packages:canary": "./scripts/canary.mjs",
+    "version-packages:canary-core3": "./scripts/canary-core3.mjs",
     "version-packages:snapshot": "./scripts/snapshot.mjs",
     "yalc:all": "for d in packages/*/; do echo $d; cd $d; pnpm yalc push --replace --sig; cd '../../'; done"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/canary-core3.mjs b/scripts/canary-core3.mjs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0760d213ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/canary-core3.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zx
+
+import { $, echo } from 'zx';
+
+import { constants, getPackageNames } from './common.mjs';
+
+const packageNames = await getPackageNames();
+const packageEntries = packageNames.map(name => `'${name}': patch`).join('\n');
+
+const snapshot = `---
+${packageEntries}
+---
+
+canary-core3 release
+`;
+
+await $`pnpm dlx json -I -f ${constants.ChangesetConfigFile} -e "this.changelog = false"`;
+
+try {
+  // exit pre-release mode if we're in it
+  await $`pnpm changeset pre exit`;
+  // bump the version of all affected packages
+  // this will remove the prerelease versions
+  // but will also clear the changeset .md files
+  await $`pnpm changeset version`;
+  // generate a temp .md file that indicates that all packages have changes
+  // in order to force a snapshot release
+  await $`touch .changeset/snap.md && echo ${snapshot} > .changeset/snap.md`;
+} catch {
+  // otherwise, do nothing
+}
+
+const res = await $`pnpm changeset version --snapshot canary-core3`;
+const success = !res.stderr.includes('No unreleased changesets found');
+
+await $`git checkout HEAD -- ${constants.ChangesetConfigFile}`;
+
+if (success) {
+  echo('success=1');
+} else {
+  echo('success=0');
+}
diff --git a/scripts/canary.mjs b/scripts/canary.mjs
index 54e2b062478..5b431862689 100755
--- a/scripts/canary.mjs
+++ b/scripts/canary.mjs
@@ -2,23 +2,13 @@
 
 import { $, echo } from 'zx';
 
-import { constants } from './common.mjs';
+import { constants, getPackageNames } from './common.mjs';
+
+const packageNames = await getPackageNames();
+const packageEntries = packageNames.map(name => `'${name}': patch`).join('\n');
 
 const snapshot = `---
-'@clerk/chrome-extension': patch
-'@clerk/localizations': patch
-'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
-'@clerk/backend': patch
-'@clerk/fastify': patch
-'@clerk/agent-toolkit': patch
-'@clerk/nextjs': patch
-'@clerk/shared': patch
-'@clerk/themes': patch
-'@clerk/react': patch
-'@clerk/expo': patch
-'@clerk/express': patch
-'@clerk/testing': patch
-'@clerk/elements': patch
+${packageEntries}
 ---
 
 Canary release
diff --git a/scripts/snapshot.mjs b/scripts/snapshot.mjs
index fc61227a69d..138c77b7ea3 100755
--- a/scripts/snapshot.mjs
+++ b/scripts/snapshot.mjs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const packageEntries = packageNames.map(name => `'${name}': patch`).join('\n');
 const snapshot = `---
 ${packageEntries}
 ---
-
+ 
 Snapshot release
 `;