diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-sdk.yml
index 5be00655c..e94044ef3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-sdk.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: Deploy SDK
 # bot account runs write operations on the github repo to push a tag.
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [beta, main] # all branches where deployments currently occur. Make sure this list matches list of branches in  `.releaserc` file.
+    branches: [beta, main, v3] # all branches where deployments currently occur. Make sure this list matches list of branches in  `.releaserc` file.
 
 permissions:
   contents: write # access to push the git tag
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.deploy-git-tag.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' # only run if a git tag was made.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout git tag that got created in previous step
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.deploy-git-tag.outputs.new_release_version }}
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-android
       - name: Push to Sonatype servers
         run: MODULE_VERSION=${{ needs.deploy-git-tag.outputs.new_release_version }} ./scripts/deploy-code.sh
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 447e76022..a75ea64a9 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
       "name": "beta",
       "prerelease": true
     },
-    {
-      "name": "alpha",
-      "prerelease": true
-    }
+    { "name": "v3", "range": "3.x" }
   ],
   "dryRun": true,
   "plugins": [
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/customer/sdk/CustomerIO.kt b/sdk/src/main/java/io/customer/sdk/CustomerIO.kt
index 488deded1..9bad60c59 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/customer/sdk/CustomerIO.kt
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/customer/sdk/CustomerIO.kt
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class CustomerIO internal constructor(
 
             appContext.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(diGraph.activityLifecycleCallbacks)
             modules.forEach {
-                logger.debug("initializing SDK module ${it.value.moduleName}...")
+                logger.debug("initializing SDK module ${it.value.moduleName} with version ${Version.version}...")
                 it.value.initialize()
             }