diff --git a/.changeset/config.json b/.changeset/config.json
index 63c474fef6e..cbdecdfe0a4 100644
--- a/.changeset/config.json
+++ b/.changeset/config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "fixed": [["@builder.io/qwik", "@builder.io/qwik-city", "eslint-plugin-qwik", "create-qwik"]],
   "linked": [],
   "access": "public",
-  "baseBranch": "main",
+  "baseBranch": "upcoming",
   "updateInternalDependencies": "minor",
   "ignore": [
     "qwik-docs",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6206f86e163..fedf75a7055 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - upcoming
       - next
       - qwik-labs
       - vercelserverless
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Dist Tag
         id: set_dist_tag
         if: |
-          github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && (
+          github.ref == 'refs/heads/upcoming' && (
             github.event_name == 'push' ||
             github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
           )
@@ -811,12 +812,12 @@ jobs:
       - test-unit
       - test-e2e
     # test-unit runs when any packages changes, so we have to release
-    # on main, we always check if we have something to release
+    # on "upcoming", we always check if we have something to release
     # don't run on forks
     if: |
       always() && 
       github.repository == 'QwikDev/qwik' && (
-        github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' ||
+        github.ref == 'refs/heads/upcoming' ||
         needs.test-unit.result == 'success'
       )
 
@@ -870,7 +871,7 @@ jobs:
       # Do this before other release steps to avoid
       # publishing temporary files
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/upcoming'
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
@@ -899,7 +900,7 @@ jobs:
   trigger-qwikcity-e2e:
     name: Trigger Qwik City E2E
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/upcoming'
 
     needs:
       - changes
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1af23828648..2bca58538b3 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ If you're interested in helping out with triaging issues, please follow the [Tri
 
 ### Branch Organization
 
-We adopt [trunk-based development](https://trunkbaseddevelopment.com/) therefore all Pull Requests are made against the main branch because we do not use separate branches for development or for the versions we release.
+We adopt [trunk-based development](https://trunkbaseddevelopment.com/) therefore all Pull Requests are made against the main branch.
+Before releasing, we merge `main` into a release branch, for testing purposes.
 
 ### Good first issue
 
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ For your convenience, we prepared a video tutorial that covers the process of ad
 Make sure the PR follows all the guidelines in this document. Once you think the PR is good to merge, if the commits are "nice", you can merge the PR. If not, squash the PR.
 
 In case the PR is stuck waiting for the original author to apply a trivial
-change (a typo, capitalisation change, etc.) and the author allowed the members
+change (a typo, capitalization change, etc.) and the author allowed the members
 to modify the PR, consider applying it yourself (or commit the existing review
 suggestion). You should pay extra attention to make sure the addition doesn't go
 against the idea of the original PR and would not be opposed by the author.