diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 54c0684cf..804ac9da9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: git config --global user.name "contentful-ecosystem-bot"
       - yarn_install
       - run: yarn build
-      - run: yarn lerna version --no-private --conventional-commits --conventional-prerelease --create-release github --yes
-      - run: yarn lerna publish from-git --yes --dist-tag next
+      - run: yarn lerna version --no-private --conventional-commits --create-release github --yes
+      - run: yarn lerna publish from-git --yes
 
 workflows:
   version: 2
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ workflows:
       - release:
           filters:
             branches:
-              only:
-                - master
-                - next
+              only: master
           requires:
             - lint
             - unit-tests
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 14a4bf6a4..b0d1d9e17 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "workspaces": ["packages/**", "extensions/**"],
   "command": {
     "version": {
-      "allowBranch": ["master", "next"],
+      "allowBranch": "master",
       "conventionalCommits": true,
       "message": "chore(release): updated release notes and package versions [ci skip]",
       "ignoreChanges": [
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/package.json b/packages/rich-text/package.json
index f23e3d083..03982a07c 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/package.json
+++ b/packages/rich-text/package.json
@@ -54,8 +54,5 @@
     "@babel/preset-env": "7.12.11",
     "@babel/preset-react": "7.13.13",
     "@contentful/rich-text-react-renderer": "^14.1.3"
-  },
-  "publishConfig": {
-    "tag": "next"
   }
 }