diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c4f591d0..16ab8afe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         id: extract_branch
         run: echo "##[set-output name=branch;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/})"
       - name: Invoke Oclif workflow
-        if: ${{needs.release.outputs.tag-name != '' && steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'main'}}
+        if: ${{needs.release.outputs.tag-name != '' && steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'enable_rc_release_merge_test'}}
         run: node .github/scripts/trigger-workflow.js
         env:
           WORKFLOW_NAME: 'oclif-release.yml'
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "##[set-output name=branch;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/})"
       - name: Invoke platform executable workflow
 #    TODO: modify condition to run this step for release candidates once all the above workflows are configured for rc
-        if: ${{needs.release.outputs.tag-name != '' && steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'main'}}
+        if: ${{needs.release.outputs.tag-name != '' && steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'enable_rc_release_merge_test'}}
         run: node .github/scripts/trigger-workflow.js
         env:
           WORKFLOW_NAME: ${{ matrix.executable_workflow }}
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6d70beba..8784cd5d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,29 +1,3 @@
-## [5.4.0-rc.1](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/compare/5.3.1...5.4.0-rc.1) (2023-04-11)
-
-
-### Library - Fixes
-
-* macos workflow fix ([#484](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/484)) ([a31bf6b](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/a31bf6b573cfee62acb7626ffeeac47c7fe30f2c))
-
-
-### Library - Features
-
-* Adding steps to run mac os workflow for release candidates ([#490](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/490)) ([15a1d49](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/15a1d49cd8d66c2698a423d212a70ae0801d4ba3))
-* Enable rc workflow for debian ([#491](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/491)) ([81d8a59](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/81d8a5941489e9293bfffdda3b9eb012bf819528))
-* Enabling slack notifications only when triggered from main branch ([#515](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/515)) ([47093f6](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/47093f61463cffad742c8f1220379f88048f1002))
-* Enabling upload of deb files for armel for rc branch ([#494](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/494)) ([b6cde66](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/b6cde66f536d5b444c21d9b99a64bad4c76f9130))
-
-
-### Library - Chores
-
-* added branch name to workflow run name ([#500](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/500)) ([5328577](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/532857751b56dc76f24bc68dff9b010ae3195052))
-* bump json5 from 2.2.1 to 2.2.2 ([#483](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/483)) ([829d229](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/829d229184d7be99bcc7eb16c31a943c93106cd9))
-* correct workflow run name ([#503](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/503)) ([579cfd1](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/579cfd1ebd6c1e12a4b0944285bfff7db37301b0))
-* disable docker, scoop and homebrew release ([22322e8](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/22322e86fa7a1e436fa7069192fb65e1ed294f43))
-* enable rc support in apt releases ([#485](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/issues/485)) ([ee4cd96](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/ee4cd9611841662a9e91b19a74b6004281c6ba28))
-* merging from aws-migration ([ff8837e](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/ff8837e8e4fb7c6e30e7e9847e6c58927c5111a5))
-* merging with main and changing s3 bucket ([d1b83c3](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/commit/d1b83c3e579f6fc27a8307a55aeff03575c5f050))
-
 ## [5.6.0](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-cli/compare/5.5.0...5.6.0) (2023-04-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 52425909..b5975f33 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "twilio-cli",
-  "version": "5.4.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "5.6.0",
   "description": "Unleash the power of Twilio from your command prompt. Visit https://twil.io/cli for don.",
   "keywords": [
     "oclif"