diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5bb4c8834..2f8c074bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       - name: check commit name
+        id: vars
         run: |
           COMMIT_MSG="${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
           COMMIT_TITLE="${COMMIT_MSG%%$'\n'*}"
@@ -22,6 +23,39 @@ jobs:
             PACKAGE_VERSION="${PACKAGE_VERSION#v}"
             PACKAGE_VERSION="${PACKAGE_VERSION%% *}"
             echo "${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
+            echo version=${PACKAGE_VERSION} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "did not match"
           fi
+      - name: check package versions
+        run: |
+          if node ./bump-versions.mjs ${{ steps.vars.outputs.version }} &> temp-bump-versions.txt
+          then
+            echo "Package versions did not match ${{ steps.vars.outputs.version }}."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[
+            grep -zq '...bumping studio-plugin\nnpm ERR! Version not changed' temp-bump-versions.txt &&
+            grep -zq '...bumping studio-ui\nnpm ERR! Version not changed' temp-bump-versions.txt &&
+            grep -zq '...bumping studio\nnpm ERR! Version not changed' temp-bump-versions.txt
+          ]]
+          then
+            if git diff --exit-code
+            then
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            echo "Found unexpected git diff from running the bump-versions.mjs script."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          cat temp-bump-versions.txt
+          exit 1
+      - name: check linting
+        run: |
+          npm run autofix
+          if git diff --exit-code
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "Found unexpected git diff from running `npm run autofix`."
+          exit 1
+      - name: run tests
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
diff --git a/bump-versions.mjs b/bump-versions.mjs
index 4550dba14..8b6e561c6 100644
--- a/bump-versions.mjs
+++ b/bump-versions.mjs
@@ -25,8 +25,18 @@ function readJson(filepath) {
 }
 
 function main() {
-  bumpPackage("studio-plugin");
-  bumpPackage("studio-ui");
+  try {
+    bumpPackage("studio-plugin");
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+  }
+  
+  try {
+    bumpPackage("studio-ui");
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+  }
+  
   bumpStudio();
 }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 647f3f318..e19a38ff7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25277,11 +25277,11 @@
     },
     "packages/studio": {
       "name": "@yext/studio",
-      "version": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
+      "version": "0.27.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.4",
-        "@yext/studio-plugin": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
-        "@yext/studio-ui": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
+        "@yext/studio-plugin": "0.27.0",
+        "@yext/studio-ui": "0.27.0",
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
         "cac": "^6.7.14",
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
@@ -25301,7 +25301,7 @@
     },
     "packages/studio-plugin": {
       "name": "@yext/studio-plugin",
-      "version": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
+      "version": "0.27.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/parser": "^7.21.8",
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.22.4",
@@ -27416,7 +27416,7 @@
     },
     "packages/studio-ui": {
       "name": "@yext/studio-ui",
-      "version": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
+      "version": "0.27.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dhmk/zustand-lens": "^2.0.5",
         "@minoru/react-dnd-treeview": "^3.4.1",
diff --git a/packages/studio-plugin/package.json b/packages/studio-plugin/package.json
index b1a06185a..fb802f5bf 100644
--- a/packages/studio-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/studio-plugin",
-  "version": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "0.27.0",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/studio-ui/package.json b/packages/studio-ui/package.json
index 66d2ccf2e..1619b1191 100644
--- a/packages/studio-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/studio-ui",
-  "version": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "0.27.0",
   "types": "./lib/src/index.d.ts",
   "main": "./lib/src/index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index ffaf0ff82..0e85e8a06 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/studio",
-  "version": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "0.27.0",
   "types": "./lib/types.d.ts",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.4",
-    "@yext/studio-plugin": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
-    "@yext/studio-ui": "0.27.0-alpha.1",
+    "@yext/studio-plugin": "0.27.0",
+    "@yext/studio-ui": "0.27.0",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
     "cac": "^6.7.14",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",