diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_diff.py b/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
index 939fd9a31b835..181a26c11212f 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import sys
 
-ALL_DIRS = {
+LANGCHAIN_DIRS = {
     "libs/core",
     "libs/langchain",
     "libs/experimental",
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
                 ".github/scripts/check_diff.py",
             )
         ):
-            dirs_to_run = ALL_DIRS
-            break
+            dirs_to_run.update(LANGCHAIN_DIRS)
         elif "libs/community" in file:
             dirs_to_run.update(
                 ("libs/community", "libs/langchain", "libs/experimental")
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@
         elif "libs/experimental" in file:
             dirs_to_run.add("libs/experimental")
         elif file.startswith("libs/"):
-            dirs_to_run = ALL_DIRS
-            break
+            dirs_to_run.update(LANGCHAIN_DIRS)
         else:
             pass
     print(json.dumps(list(dirs_to_run)))
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_all_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/_all_ci.yml
index 58bcc80336a65..7be66470dd195 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_all_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_all_ci.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
+    if: ${{ ! startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/partners/') }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/libs/cli/langchain_cli/cli.py b/libs/cli/langchain_cli/cli.py
index fe7f0b8dc8ebd..e41d1b15c2cd6 100644
--- a/libs/cli/langchain_cli/cli.py
+++ b/libs/cli/langchain_cli/cli.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from langchain_cli.namespaces import template as template_namespace
 from langchain_cli.utils.packages import get_langserve_export, get_package_root
 
-__version__ = "0.0.20"
+__version__ = "0.0.20rc0"
 
 app = typer.Typer(no_args_is_help=True, add_completion=False)
 app.add_typer(
diff --git a/libs/cli/pyproject.toml b/libs/cli/pyproject.toml
index f517ee7550514..08006b927e227 100644
--- a/libs/cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "langchain-cli"
-version = "0.0.20"
+version = "0.0.20rc0"
 description = "CLI for interacting with LangChain"
 authors = ["Erick Friis <erick@langchain.dev>"]
 license = "MIT"