diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27b85acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+## Pre-release
+
+Pre-release builds are created automatically for each push to `main`. The builds have the same `major.minor.patch` version as the latest release, but with an additional pre-release identifier `-N`, where `N` is the number of pre-releases since the latest release. For example, if the latest release is `0.0.0` and there have been 5 pre-releases since then, the next pre-release build will be versioned `0.0.0-5`.
+
+## Stable release
+
+Stable releases are created by triggering the release pipeline: https://monacotools.visualstudio.com/Monaco/_build?definitionId=631
+To create a stable release, you'll need to specify one of the following release types in the "Release Version" parameter:
+- `prerelease`: for creating a pre-release build
+- `patch`: for backward-compatible bug fixes
+- `minor`: for backward-compatible new features
+- `major`: for changes that break backward compatibility
+
+Most of the time, you'll want to use `patch` or `minor`. For any of the above release types, the version number will be incremented automatically based on the latest stable release.
+
+To create a stable release at a specific version, you can use `X.X.X` format (e.g., `1.2.3`). In this case, the version number will be set exactly as specified, regardless of the previous latest stable release.
+
+## Releasing from other branches
+
+To release from a branch other than `main`, you can choose the branch from the "Select pipeline version by branch/tag" dropdown when you run the pipeline. 
+Then, specify the desired release type as described above.
+
+Releasing from other branches is useful for creating recovery releases and pre-releases for testing.
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diff --git a/build/pipeline.yml b/build/pipeline.yml
index 1b0c4fe1..71ef0283 100644
--- a/build/pipeline.yml
+++ b/build/pipeline.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-name: $(Date:yyyyMMdd)$(Rev:.r)
-
 trigger:
   branches:
     include:
@@ -15,10 +13,12 @@ resources:
       endpoint: Monaco
 
 parameters:
-  - name: publishPackage
-    displayName: 🚀 Publish codicons
-    type: boolean
-    default: false
+  - name: nextVersion
+    displayName: '🚀 Release Version (eg: none, major, minor, patch, prerelease, or X.X.X)'
+    type: string
+    default: 'none'
+
+name: "$(Date:yyyyMMdd).$(Rev:r)${{ replace(format(' (🚀 {0})', parameters.nextVersion), ' (🚀 none)', '') }}"
 
 extends:
   template: azure-pipelines/npm-package/pipeline.yml@templates
@@ -33,4 +33,15 @@ extends:
           - script: npm run build
             displayName: Build npm package
 
-        publishPackage: ${{ parameters.publishPackage }}
+        ${{ if or(eq(parameters.nextVersion, 'prerelease'), and(in(variables['Build.Reason'], 'IndividualCI', 'BatchedCI'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'))) }}:
+          publishPackage: true
+          publishRequiresApproval: false
+          nextVersion: prerelease
+          tag: next
+        ${{ elseif eq(parameters.nextVersion, 'none') }}:
+          publishPackage: false
+        ${{ else }}:
+          publishPackage: true
+          nextVersion: ${{ parameters.nextVersion }}
+        ghCreateRelease: true
+        ghReleaseAddChangeLog: true
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 57919fc0..0de75a39 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@vscode/codicons",
-  "version": "0.0.43",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@vscode/codicons",
-      "version": "0.0.43",
+      "version": "0.0.0",
       "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "ansi-regex": ">=5.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6ae3da8..c600663a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vscode/codicons",
-  "version": "0.0.43",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
   "fontVersion": "1.15",
   "description": "The icon font for Visual Studio Code",
   "license": "CC-BY-4.0",