diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6e7f31dcb..b77a3d7a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     paths:
       - "!RELEASENOTES.md"
+      - "!PRERELEASE_NOTES.md"
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview.yml b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3a0fc13c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+name: prerelease
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - PREVIEW_NOTES.md
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+
+      - name: checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: setup java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '17'
+          java-package: jdk
+          architecture: x64
+
+      - name: set git username
+        run: git config --global user.email "${{ secrets.NBDROID_EMAIL }}"
+
+      - name: set git email
+        run: git config --global user.name "${{ secrets.NBDROID_NAME }}"
+
+      - name: free disk space
+        run: |
+          sudo swapoff -a
+          sudo rm -f /swapfile
+          sudo apt clean
+          docker rmi $(docker image ls -aq)
+          df -h
+
+      - name: Cache Maven packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          path: ~/.m2
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+
+      - name: read versions
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          PREVIEW_VERSION=$(scripts/get-preview-version.sh)
+          echo "PREVIEW_VERSION=${PREVIEW_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DOCKER_TAGS=nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${PREVIEW_VERSION},nosqlbench/nosqlbench:preview" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: build preview revision
+        run: |
+          mvn clean package -Drevision="${{ env.PREVIEW_VERSION }}"
+
+      - name: Setup docker buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+        with:
+           node-version: '16'
+
+      - name: docker hub login
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: docker test build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          context: .
+          file: Dockerfile
+          pull: true
+          push: false
+          load: true
+          tags: ${{ env.DOCKER_TAGS }}
+
+      - name: sanity check docker image
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${{ env.PREVIEW_VERSION }} --version
+
+      - name: bundle artifacts
+        run: |
+          pwd
+          ls -l
+          mkdir staging
+          cp nb5/target/nb5.jar nb5/target/nb5 staging
+
+      - name: upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: binaries
+          path: staging
+
+#      - name: generate javadoc
+#        run: mvn javadoc:aggregate-jar
+#        continue-on-error: false
+#
+#      - name: upload javadoc
+#        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+#        with:
+#          name: javadoc
+#          path: target/nosqlbench-*-javadoc.jar
+
+      - name: prepare release summary
+        id: prepare_summary
+        run: |
+          #summary=$(scripts/release-notes.sh)
+          summary=$(cat RELEASENOTES.md)
+          summary="${summary//'%'/'%25'}"
+          summary="${summary//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
+          summary="${summary//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+          echo "release_summary=$summary" >> $GITHUB_STATE
+
+      - name: tag preview version
+        run: |
+          git tag ${{ env.PREVIEW_VERSION }}
+          git push --tags
+
+      - name: docker push to hub
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        with:
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          file: Dockerfile
+          pull: true
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ env.DOCKER_TAGS }}
+
+      - name: create github release
+        id: create_github_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          tag_name: ${{ env.PREVIEW_VERSION }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ env.PREVIEW_VERSION }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true
+          body: ${{ steps.prepare_summary.outputs.release_summary }}
+
+      - name: upload nb.jar to github release
+        id: upload-nb-jar
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_github_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: nb5/target/nb5.jar
+          asset_name: nb5.jar
+          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+      - name: upload nb binary to github release
+        id: upload-nb-binary
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_github_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: nb5/target/nb5
+          asset_name: nb5
+          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+      - name: Archive Test Results
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: test-results
+          path: |
+            [a-zA-Z]**/logs/*
+
+#  javadocs:
+#    needs: release
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+#    steps:
+#      - name: set git username
+#        run: git config --global user.email "${{ secrets.NBDROID_EMAIL }}"
+#      - name: set git email
+#        run: git config --global user.name "${{ secrets.NBDROID_NAME }}"
+#      - name: download javadocs
+#        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+#        with:
+#          name: javadoc
+#      - run: ls -la
+#      - name: unpackage javadoc
+#        run: unzip nosqlbench-*-javadoc.jar
+#      - run: ls -la
+#      - name: Push javadocs
+#        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
+#        with:
+#          repository: nosqlbench/nosqlbench-javadoc
+#          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+#          branch: main
+#
+#
+#  docs:
+#    needs: release
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+#    steps:
+#
+#      - name: set git username
+#        run: git config --global user.email "${{ secrets.NBDROID_EMAIL }}"
+#
+#      - name: set git email
+#        run: git config --global user.name "${{ secrets.NBDROID_NAME }}"
+#
+#      - name: download guidebook
+#        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+#        with:
+#          name: guidebook
+#          path: guidebook
+#
+#      - run: ls -la
+#
+#      - name: clone nosqlbench-docs
+#        env:
+#          NBDROID_NAME: ${{ secrets.NBDROID_NAME }}
+#          NBDROID_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NBDROID_TOKEN }}
+#        run: |
+#          git clone https://${{secrets.NBDROID_NAME}}:${{secrets.NBDROID_TOKEN}}@github.com/nosqlbench/nosqlbench-docs.git nosqlbench-docs
+#          cd nosqlbench-docs
+#          echo "files listing"
+#          find .
+#          git remote set-url origin https://${{secrets.NBDROID_NAME}}:${{secrets.NBDROID_TOKEN}}@github.com/nosqlbench/nosqlbench-docs.git
+#          git remote -v
+#
+#      Disabling this because it will be replaced soon.
+#      - name: push changes
+#        env:
+#          NBDROID_NAME: ${{ secrets.NBDROID_NAME }}
+#          NBDROID_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NBDROID_TOKEN }}
+#        run: |
+#          rsync -av --delete guidebook/guidebook/ nosqlbench-docs/docs/
+#          echo "docs.nosqlbench.io" > nosqlbench-docs/docs/CNAME
+#          cd nosqlbench-docs
+#          git add docs
+#          git add -u
+#          CHANGES=$(git status --porcelain 2>/dev/null| wc -l)
+#          echo "found $CHANGES to push for doc updates"
+#          if (( $CHANGES > 0 ))
+#          then
+#            git commit -m"docs update for $GITHUB_REF"
+#            git push
+#          fi
+
+
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
similarity index 90%
rename from .github/workflows/prerelease.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release.yml
index 44a835946..7e5f71c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-name: prerelease
+name: release
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - prerelease-testing
+      - main
     paths:
       - RELEASENOTES.**
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: read versions
         run: |
           set -x
-          PRERELEASE_REVISION=$(scripts/get-prerelease-version.sh)
-          echo "PRERELEASE_REVISION=${PRERELEASE_REVISION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "DOCKER_TAGS=nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${PRERELEASE_REVISION},nosqlbench/nosqlbench:prerelease" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          RELEASE_REVISION=$(scripts/get-release-version.sh)
+          echo "RELEASE_REVISION=${RELEASE_REVISION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DOCKER_TAGS=nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${RELEASE_REVISION},nosqlbench/nosqlbench:latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: build prerelease revision
+      - name: build release revision
         run: |
-          mvn clean package -Drevision="${{ env.PRERELEASE_REVISION }}"
+          mvn clean package -Drevision="${{ env.RELEASE_REVISION }}"
 
       - name: Setup docker buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: sanity check docker image
         run: |
-          docker run --rm nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${{ env.PRERELEASE_REVISION }} --version
+          docker run --rm nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${{ env.RELEASE_REVISION }} --version
 
       - name: bundle artifacts
         run: |
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ jobs:
           summary="${summary//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
           echo "release_summary=$summary" >> $GITHUB_STATE
 
-      - name: tag prerelease
+      - name: tag release
         run: |
-          git tag ${{ env.PRERELEASE_REVISION }}
+          git tag ${{ env.RELEASE_REVISION }}
           git push --tags
 
       - name: docker push to hub
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           node-version: '16'
-          tag_name: ${{ env.PRERELEASE_REVISION }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ env.PRERELEASE_REVISION }}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_REVISION }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ env.RELEASE_REVISION }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: true
           body: ${{ steps.prepare_summary.outputs.release_summary }}
diff --git a/PREVIEW_NOTES.md b/PREVIEW_NOTES.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a47c52d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PREVIEW_NOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+- 5facaddfe (HEAD -> prerelease-testing, origin/prerelease-testing) actions testing
+- 33c55809d actions testing
+- fcdddf307 simplify version
+- ac7f5762c actions cleanup
+- 6a118d289 naming fixes
+- adb40cec4 version fixes
+- 1adb4e4af fix version, again
+- 801ed23ce fix revision var
+- 430bee3eb fix version reference
+- 1f5b133f9 version fixes
+- 1793eb22f fixed script name
+- 320173997 prerelease testing
+- f31ea802d prerelease testing
+- 0de184e42 fixed typo
+- b40aec8a7 prerelease testing
+- 4eb07e046 do not run build when prerelease is already selected
+- 961f420de defer prerelease tagging until staging is complete
+- 08040f9ad actions testing
+- 4b416ccf6 (main) use revision instead of version for module dependency
+- e7959e5bb Merge branch 'main' of github.com:nosqlbench/nosqlbench
+- 362e3c6cd (origin/main) Merge pull request #942 from nosqlbench/nosqlbench-937
+- 839e4d16b Merge pull request #943 from nosqlbench/nosqlbench-941-annotators
+- 0c833f99c (origin/nosqlbench-941-annotators, nosqlbench-941-annotators) PR fixes from comments
+- 696576a31 Merge branch 'main' of github.com:nosqlbench/nosqlbench
+- 626cc87dd Merge pull request #939 from nosqlbench/snyk-upgrade-710e67120f57fae3c6a15ef21b17d531
+- a886ff2f8 restore grafana annotator
+- 494f20f5a Revert "remove engine-clients module"
+- 69be6a106 (origin/nosqlbench-937, nosqlbench-937) make tests use workload instead of yaml
+- 87074249c fix: upgrade org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-client from 2.10.3 to 2.11.0
+- 0c9091714 merge fixups
+- 90bcecc68 apply superset config checking
+- dbf3df1e3 make op synthesis even more defensive
+- afaa6f5b9 remove duplicitous synonym logic
+- 71f2207c9 remove unused method
+- 3e66317fc make stdout op synthesis defensive
+- 2b521edbb provide an empty value type for op templates
+- f63c7aead replace CI+CD friendly revision
+- a85c38f15 restore tag filtering diagnostics
+- 4175e7954 improve logging levels for debugging
+- 6c0d60706 avoid NPE for empty op list
+- 8cf81b38e simply TagFilter for logging
+- 7af268003 Merge pull request #928 from nosqlbench/jeffb/coverage-pipeline
+- 5d128fcfa Removed redundant step part of install activity
+- 5a436e9fd Merge pull request #936 from nosqlbench/snyk-fix-b62f56ee579675482f5021801d076678
+- b7f11c44a Merge pull request #931 from nosqlbench/nosqlbench-930-errormsg
+- 5d0460302 Merge pull request #933 from nosqlbench/readme-update
+- 99fb2a9af fix: adapter-dynamodb/pom.xml to reduce vulnerabilities
+- ac4dbbcd3 (origin/readme-update, readme-update) Merge branch 'main' into readme-update
+- 8276bab47 Merge pull request #929 from nosqlbench/doc-fixups
+- 7d0a9a9b4 readme update
+- 591454912 (origin/nosqlbench-930-errormsg, nosqlbench-930-errormsg) replace missing cancelation for shutdown hook
+- 7e5d7f188 (origin/doc-fixups, doc-fixups) disable incomplete apps
+- 2847543aa update app docs
+- 1ea5c8a1e set weight levels and ranges for exported markdown
+- fe4c25898 cleanup and document virtdata bundled app
+- fa88a3b13 simplify fenced code blocks for compatibility
+- 27270ebd1 (origin/jeffb/coverage-pipeline) Order of activities to solve coverage report
+- 3cd4a42e6 Merge pull request #927 from nosqlbench/snyk-upgrade-fa24252251d9c2ec2647704da5f13b2e
+- aee8420b4 Merge branch 'main' into snyk-upgrade-fa24252251d9c2ec2647704da5f13b2e
+- de8f4785b Merge pull request #926 from nosqlbench/snyk-upgrade-88adcf287a14846f1dc037e1f25e78c0
+- 502983d9c Merge pull request #925 from nosqlbench/snyk-upgrade-c91321671f34fccf8aef9f8c17ece9af
+- 2afaacfea Merge pull request #924 from nosqlbench/snyk-upgrade-bd470377c4ae812231a8ad877e376818
+- b95dd84d2 Merge pull request #923 from nosqlbench/snyk-upgrade-9f0ab1f92e4a5eb3ffb74cef818f055e
+- 3f54bc98b Merge pull request #922 from nosqlbench/snyk-upgrade-376a3df37f912826e882e419edea0b60
+- 42b9ccfca Merge pull request #921 from nosqlbench/snyk-upgrade-35879a4420d25f8c65222bd05ce77615
+- 18bfe6274 Merge pull request #920 from nosqlbench/jeffb/test-fail-fix
+- f708fc262 Debugging and resource cleanup.
+- 218eb5f44 fix: upgrade org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-client-admin from 2.10.1 to 2.10.3
+- dd4f639e7 fix: upgrade org.codehaus.groovy:groovy from 3.0.13 to 3.0.14
+- 5cd46f3fd fix: upgrade org.graalvm.tools:profiler from 22.2.0 to 22.3.0
+- ab681f7ce fix: upgrade org.graalvm.js:js-scriptengine from 22.2.0 to 22.3.0
+- 44c79fc36 fix: upgrade org.graalvm.js:js from 22.2.0 to 22.3.0
+- d85d8b7c0 fix: upgrade org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-client from 2.10.1 to 2.10.2
+- e5830a3a5 fix: upgrade org.graalvm.sdk:graal-sdk from 22.2.0 to 22.3.0
+- c61fac244 Reactivate coverage; thread timing for test
+- 28a3ac3ad Added waits for testing
diff --git a/scripts/get-prerelease-version.sh b/scripts/get-preview-version.sh
similarity index 93%
rename from scripts/get-prerelease-version.sh
rename to scripts/get-preview-version.sh
index b69960c23..47e223b2b 100755
--- a/scripts/get-prerelease-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/get-preview-version.sh
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ set -e
 
 export REVISION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=revision -q -DforceStdout)
 export PRERELEASE_REVISION=$(echo "${REVISION}" | cut -d'-' -f1)
-printf "%s-prerelease\n" "${PRERELEASE_REVISION}"
+printf "%s-preview\n" "${PRERELEASE_REVISION}"
diff --git a/scripts/get-release-version.sh b/scripts/get-release-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5132e2533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/get-release-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 nosqlbench
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+set -e
+
+export REVISION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=revision -q -DforceStdout)
+export PRERELEASE_REVISION=$(echo "${REVISION}" | cut -d'-' -f1)
+printf "%s\n" "${PRERELEASE_REVISION}"