diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad28327cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+next:
+  - base-branch: 'next'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/add-to-project.yml
index 1b472d931e..5879ad3efb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/add-to-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/add-to-project.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Generate GitHub App token
-        uses: electron/github-app-auth-action@384fd19694fe7b6dcc9a684746c6976ad78228ae # v1.1.1
+        uses: electron/github-app-auth-action@e14e47722ed120360649d0789e25b9baece12725 # v2.0.0
         id: generate-token
         with:
           creds: ${{ secrets.ECOSYSTEM_ISSUE_TRIAGE_GH_APP_CREDS }}
           org: electron
       - name: Add to Project
-        uses: dsanders11/project-actions/add-item@2134fe7cc71c58b7ae259c82a8e63c6058255678 # v1.7.0
+        uses: dsanders11/project-actions/add-item@5767984408ccc6742f83acc8b8d8ea5e09f329af # v2.0.0
         with:
           field: Opened
           field-value: ${{ github.event.pull_request.created_at || github.event.issue.created_at }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index c51a5c0842..89f73d436c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ jobs:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
     steps:
       - name: Generate GitHub App token
-        uses: electron/github-app-auth-action@384fd19694fe7b6dcc9a684746c6976ad78228ae # v1.1.1
+        uses: electron/github-app-auth-action@e14e47722ed120360649d0789e25b9baece12725 # v2.0.0
         id: generate-token
         with:
           creds: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_CREDS }}
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           submodules: true
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - name: Commit docs
-        uses: dsanders11/github-app-commit-action@43de6da2f4d927e997c0784c7a0b61bd19ad6aac # v1.5.0
+        uses: dsanders11/github-app-commit-action@2bbcd331016d8c950b05a24b56e7eb9cb50d545e # v2.1.0
         with:
           fail-on-no-changes: false
           message: 'deploy: ${{ steps.get-short-sha.outputs.sha }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15a6409caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: PR Labeler
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target: # zizmor: ignore[dangerous-triggers]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  label:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/labeler@634933edcd8ababfe52f92936142cc22ac488b1b # v6.0.1
+        with:
+          sync-labels: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf0fdf6cf8..4fa39c520f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 [![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/electron/forge.svg)](https://github.com/electron/forge/blob/main/LICENSE)
 ![status](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-%20Ready%20for%20Awesome-red.svg)
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> We're currently beginning feature development for the next major version of Electron Forge, which is being done in the [`next`](https://github.com/electron/forge/tree/next) branch.
+> To try out experimental pre-releases, install the `@alpha` dist-tag of the `@electron-forge/*` packages via npm.
+> For more details, see issue https://github.com/electron/forge/issues/4082.
+
 A complete tool for building modern Electron applications.
 
 Electron Forge unifies the existing (and well maintained) build tools for
diff --git a/packages/api/cli/spec/cli.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/cli/spec/cli.slow.spec.ts
index 0496bd5f11..4ff4383bcd 100644
--- a/packages/api/cli/spec/cli.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/cli/spec/cli.slow.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function runForgeCLI(...extraArgs: string[]): Promise<string> {
     path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/electron-forge.ts'),
     ...extraArgs,
   ];
-  return spawn('npx', args);
+  return spawn('yarn', args);
 }
 
 describe('cli', () => {