diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 56dea074b..6aa9293c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     uses: viamrobotics/viam-typescript-sdk/.github/workflows/test.yml@main
+
+  publish_next:
+    needs: test
+    uses: viamrobotics/viam-typescript-sdk/.github/workflows/publish_next.yml@main
+    secrets:
+      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_next.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_next.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6df50357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_next.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: NPM Publish Next
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      NPM_TOKEN:
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  publish_next:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'viamrobotics'
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, x64]
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/viamrobotics/canon:amd64
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          sudo chown -R testbot .
+          sudo -u testbot bash -lc 'make build'
+
+      - name: Publish (dry run)
+        id: check_new_version
+        uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          tag: next
+          dry-run: true
+
+      - name: Validate version name
+        if: ${{ steps.check_new_version.outputs.type }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if [[ ! "$(npm pkg get version)" =~ ^\"[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]\-next\.[0-9]+\"$ ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Cannot publish an off-cycle version named: $(npm pkg get version). Please run 'make bump-next-version' to generate a valid version name."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Publish
+        if: ${{ steps.check_new_version.outputs.type }}
+        uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          tag: next
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_candidate.yml b/.github/workflows/release_candidate.yml
index 232dce274..578e450ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_candidate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_candidate.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if ${{ contains(steps.current_version.outputs.current_version, 'rc') }} ; then
             npm version prerelease --preid=rc --no-git-tag-version
+          elif ${{ contains(steps.current_version.outputs.current_version, 'next') && inputs.version == 'prepatch' }} ; then
+            npm version prerelease --preid=rc --no-git-tag-version
           else
             npm version ${{ inputs.version }} --preid=rc --no-git-tag-version
           fi
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a5b73767..e62f14d28 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ build-js: $(node_modules) clean-js build-buf
 pack: build
 	npm pack
 
+# bump to the next pre-release version on the `next` distribution tag -
+# run this command if you need to publish an off-cycle release of the sdk
+.PHONY: bump-next-version
+bump-next-version:
+	npm version --no-git-tag-version prerelease --preid=next
+
 # docs targets
 
 .PHONY: clean-docs
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e09d46486..a8590920c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@viamrobotics/sdk",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.2.3-next.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@viamrobotics/sdk",
-      "version": "0.2.2",
+      "version": "0.2.3-next.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@viamrobotics/rpc": "^0.1.37",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 818eb0163..324c19397 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@viamrobotics/sdk",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.2.3-next.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./dist/main.umd.js",
   "module": "./dist/main.es.js",