diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
index 58779c413..ef4c422f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-freeze.yml
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ on:
         default: true
 jobs:
   code-freeze:
-    uses: NVIDIA-NeMo/FW-CI-templates/.github/workflows/_code_freeze.yml@v0.86.0
+    uses: NVIDIA-NeMo/FW-CI-templates/.github/workflows/_code_freeze.yml@v1.4.2
     with:
       library-name: NeMo-Export-Deploy
       python-package: nemo_export_deploy_common
       release-type: ${{ inputs.release-type }}
       freeze-commit: ${{ inputs.freeze-commit }}
       dry-run: ${{ inputs.dry-run }}
+      next-pre-release: ""
+      next-dev: ""
     secrets:
       SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_RELEASE_ENDPOINT }}
       SLACK_WEBHOOK_ADMIN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_ADMIN }}