diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 15c187f13ebdc..ef4f2a30aa9cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ jobs:
 #        run: git reset HEAD~1
       - name: Update everything including early release CDP
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.chrome_channel == 'early-stable' }}
-        run: ./go all:prepare['Beta']
+        run: ./go all:prepare[${{ github.event.inputs.version }},Beta]
       - name: Update everything including released CDP
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.chrome_channel == 'stable' }}
-        run: ./go "all:prepare[Stable]"
+        run: ./go "all:prepare[${{ github.event.inputs.version }},Stable]"
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         with:
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index d27f5e10363eb..48d856bc89450 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1078,8 +1078,9 @@ namespace :all do
   end
 
   desc 'Update everything in preparation for a release'
-  task :prepare, [:channel] do |_task, arguments|
+  task :prepare, [:version, :channel] do |_task, arguments|
     chrome_channel = arguments[:channel] || 'Stable'
+    version = arguments[:version]
     args = Array(chrome_channel) ? ['--', "--chrome_channel=#{chrome_channel.capitalize}"] : []
     Bazel.execute('run', args, '//scripts:pinned_browsers')
     commit!('Update pinned browser versions', ['common/repositories.bzl'])
@@ -1109,7 +1110,7 @@ namespace :all do
     commit!('Update authors file', ['AUTHORS'])
 
     # Note that this does not include Rust version changes that are handled in separate rake:version task
-    Rake::Task['all:version'].invoke
+    Rake::Task['all:version'].invoke(version)
     commit!("FIX CHANGELOGS BEFORE MERGING!\n\nUpdate versions and change logs to release Selenium #{java_version}",
             ['dotnet/CHANGELOG',
              'dotnet/selenium-dotnet-version.bzl',