diff --git a/langchain/package.json b/langchain/package.json
index 61cfc7a4608..7fb8241522c 100644
--- a/langchain/package.json
+++ b/langchain/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "langchain",
-  "version": "0.0.181",
+  "version": "0.0.182-rc.0",
   "description": "Typescript bindings for langchain",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@
     "precommit": "lint-staged",
     "clean": "rimraf dist/ && NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 node scripts/create-entrypoints.js pre",
     "prepack": "yarn build",
+    "prerelease": "npm publish",
     "release": "release-it --only-version --config .release-it.json",
     "test": "NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules jest --testPathIgnorePatterns=\\.int\\.test.ts --testTimeout 30000 --maxWorkers=50%",
     "test:watch": "NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules jest --watch --testPathIgnorePatterns=\\.int\\.test.ts",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ab3ca15194..e231a86ca8d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "test:int:deps": "docker compose -f test-int-deps-docker-compose.yml up -d",
     "test:int:deps:down": "docker compose -f test-int-deps-docker-compose.yml down",
     "test:exports:docker": "docker compose up --force-recreate",
+    "prerelease": "yarn workspace langchain run prerelease",
     "publish": "bash langchain/scripts/release-branch.sh && turbo run --filter langchain build lint test && yarn run test:exports:docker && yarn workspace langchain run release && echo '🔗 Open https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchainjs/compare/release?expand=1 and merge the release PR'",
     "example": "yarn workspace examples start",
     "precommit": "turbo run precommit",