diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index ab47d5b841..1655c33487 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,25 @@ on:
           - dev
           - next
           - latest
+          - lts
       version: # see https://github.com/lerna/lerna/tree/main/libs/commands/version#semver-bump
         type: choice
-        description: Semver keyword for version bump
+        description: SemVer keyword for version bump
         options:
+          - prerelease
+          - prepatch
           - patch
+          - preminor
           - minor
+          - premajor
           - major
-          - prerelease
+      label: # see https://github.com/lerna/lerna/tree/main/libs/commands/version#--preid
+        type: choice
+        description: SemVer pre release label
+        options:
+          - rc
+          - beta
+          - alpha
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.name "${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]"
 
       - name: Bump Versions
-        run: 'HUSKY=0 npx lerna version ${{github.event.inputs.version}} --preid=rc --no-private --tag-version-prefix="" -m "chore: release %v" -y --force-publish'
+        run: 'HUSKY=0 npx lerna version ${{github.event.inputs.version}} --preid=${{github.event.inputs.label}} --no-private --tag-version-prefix="" -m "chore: release %v" -y --force-publish'
 
       - name: Build
         run: pnpm -r build
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index ef0475c44a..efdcbcae6b 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 		"packages/tools/visual-tests"
 	],
 	"useNx": true,
-	"version": "2.1.9"
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/adapters/angular/v15/package.json b/packages/adapters/angular/v15/package.json
index aa1f201f3b..0730885e52 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/angular/v15/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/angular/v15/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/angular-v15",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/angular/v16/package.json b/packages/adapters/angular/v16/package.json
index ffac7bfab0..1678f5936e 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/angular/v16/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/angular/v16/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/angular-v16",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/angular/v17/package.json b/packages/adapters/angular/v17/package.json
index b1b1dbbd9e..6ed94b7bd2 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/angular/v17/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/angular/v17/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/angular-v17",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/angular/v18/package.json b/packages/adapters/angular/v18/package.json
index 050b20356f..d135621ac2 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/angular/v18/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/angular/v18/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/angular-v18",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/hydrate/package.json b/packages/adapters/hydrate/package.json
index c8b8e61d71..bc051ac2b0 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/hydrate/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/hydrate/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/hydrate",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/preact/package.json b/packages/adapters/preact/package.json
index d7681e2504..4b845cee08 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/preact/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/preact/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/preact",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/react-standalone/package.json b/packages/adapters/react-standalone/package.json
index c19eb2f5cb..b85ef92773 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/react-standalone/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/react-standalone/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/react-standalone",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/react/package.json b/packages/adapters/react/package.json
index c6409a078d..0e9ce8f8db 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/react",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/solid/package.json b/packages/adapters/solid/package.json
index 3883843752..d9562011d9 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/solid/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/solid/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/solid",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/vue/package.json b/packages/adapters/vue/package.json
index 71873a89df..c258dd224b 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/vue/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapters/vue/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/vue",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/components/package.json b/packages/components/package.json
index 076e4d44a1..380708fcca 100644
--- a/packages/components/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/components",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/designer/package.json b/packages/designer/package.json
index 4a2b16441d..4127a930da 100644
--- a/packages/designer/package.json
+++ b/packages/designer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/designer",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/samples/react/package.json b/packages/samples/react/package.json
index 9171dd35c4..58afe7fcf9 100644
--- a/packages/samples/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/samples/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/sample-react",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"description": "This app contains samples for the KoliBri/Public UI",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/themes/default/package.json b/packages/themes/default/package.json
index 0ec04d547a..2a229fba86 100644
--- a/packages/themes/default/package.json
+++ b/packages/themes/default/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/theme-default",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/themes/package.json b/packages/themes/package.json
index 34e5a0853c..b141da1bcb 100644
--- a/packages/themes/package.json
+++ b/packages/themes/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/themes",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/tools/kolibri-cli/package.json b/packages/tools/kolibri-cli/package.json
index 656d8c4d13..3ce564451c 100644
--- a/packages/tools/kolibri-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/kolibri-cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/kolibri-cli",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/packages/tools/visual-tests/package.json b/packages/tools/visual-tests/package.json
index 205b528636..9e86431e1f 100644
--- a/packages/tools/visual-tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/visual-tests/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@public-ui/visual-tests",
-	"version": "2.1.9",
+	"version": "2.2.0-alpha.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"homepage": "https://public-ui.github.io",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/publiccode.yml b/publiccode.yml
index be89288389..fd5f85a281 100644
--- a/publiccode.yml
+++ b/publiccode.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: KoliBri - The accessible HTML-Standard
 applicationSuite: Informationstechnikzentrum Bund
 url: https://github.com/public-ui/kolibri.git
 landingURL: https://github.com/public-ui
-releaseDate: '2024-10-29'
-softwareVersion: 2.1.9
+releaseDate: '2024-11-08'
+softwareVersion: 2.2.0-alpha.0
 logo: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/109126739
 platforms:
   - android