diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
index b6bc3cf78..a05a592d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-main.yml
@@ -59,65 +59,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           sarif_file: "trivy-results.sarif"
 
-  GitVersion:
-    name: Git Version
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}   # checkout the correct branch name
-          fetch-depth: 0                # fetch the whole repo history
-
-      - name: Setup GitVersion
-        uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/setup@v0.9.7
-        with:
-          versionSpec: '5.x'
-
-      - name: Determine SemVersion
-        id:   gitversion
-        uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/execute@v0.9.7
-        with:
-          useConfigFile: true
-          configFilePath: GitVersion.yaml
-
-      - name: Display GitVersion outputs
-        run: |
-          echo "Major: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.major }}"
-          echo "Minor: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.minor }}"
-          echo "Patch: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.patch }}"
-          echo "PreReleaseTag: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseTag }}"
-          echo "PreReleaseTagWithDash: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseTagWithDash }}"
-          echo "PreReleaseLabel: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseLabel }}"
-          echo "PreReleaseNumber: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseNumber }}"
-          echo "WeightedPreReleaseNumber: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.weightedPreReleaseNumber }}"
-          echo "BuildMetaData: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.buildMetaData }}"
-          echo "BuildMetaDataPadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.buildMetaDataPadded }}"
-          echo "FullBuildMetaData: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.fullBuildMetaData }}"
-          echo "MajorMinorPatch: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.majorMinorPatch }}"
-          echo "SemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.semVer }}"
-          echo "LegacySemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.legacySemVer }}"
-          echo "LegacySemVerPadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.legacySemVerPadded }}"
-          echo "AssemblySemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.assemblySemVer }}"
-          echo "AssemblySemFileVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.assemblySemFileVer }}"
-          echo "FullSemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.fullSemVer }}"
-          echo "InformationalVersion: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.informationalVersion }}"
-          echo "BranchName: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.branchName }}"
-          echo "EscapedBranchName: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.escapedBranchName }}"
-          echo "Sha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.sha }}"
-          echo "ShortSha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.shortSha }}"
-          echo "NuGetVersionV2: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetVersionV2 }}"
-          echo "NuGetVersion: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetVersion }}"
-          echo "NuGetPreReleaseTagV2: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetPreReleaseTagV2 }}"
-          echo "NuGetPreReleaseTag: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetPreReleaseTag }}"
-          echo "VersionSourceSha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.versionSourceSha }}"
-          echo "CommitsSinceVersionSource: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitsSinceVersionSource }}"
-          echo "CommitsSinceVersionSourcePadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitsSinceVersionSourcePadded }}"
-          echo "UncommittedChanges: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.uncommittedChanges }}"
-          echo "CommitDate: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitDate }}"
-    outputs:
-      fullSemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.fullSemVer}}
-
   deploys-test:
     name: TEST Deployments
     needs:
@@ -212,13 +153,73 @@ jobs:
           repository: ${{ github.repository }}/${{ matrix.component }}
           target: test
           tags: prod
+  
+  GitVersion:
+    name: Mainline Versioning - GitVersion
+    needs: 
+      - deploys-prod
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}   # checkout the correct branch name
+          fetch-depth: 0                # fetch the whole repo history
+
+      - name: Setup GitVersion
+        uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/setup@v0.9.7
+        with:
+          versionSpec: '5.x'
+
+      - name: Determine SemVersion
+        id:   gitversion
+        uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/execute@v0.9.7
+        with:
+          useConfigFile: true
+          configFilePath: GitVersion.yaml
+
+      - name: Display GitVersion outputs
+        run: |
+          echo "Major: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.major }}"
+          echo "Minor: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.minor }}"
+          echo "Patch: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.patch }}"
+          echo "PreReleaseTag: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseTag }}"
+          echo "PreReleaseTagWithDash: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseTagWithDash }}"
+          echo "PreReleaseLabel: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseLabel }}"
+          echo "PreReleaseNumber: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseNumber }}"
+          echo "WeightedPreReleaseNumber: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.weightedPreReleaseNumber }}"
+          echo "BuildMetaData: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.buildMetaData }}"
+          echo "BuildMetaDataPadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.buildMetaDataPadded }}"
+          echo "FullBuildMetaData: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.fullBuildMetaData }}"
+          echo "MajorMinorPatch: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.majorMinorPatch }}"
+          echo "SemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.semVer }}"
+          echo "LegacySemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.legacySemVer }}"
+          echo "LegacySemVerPadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.legacySemVerPadded }}"
+          echo "AssemblySemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.assemblySemVer }}"
+          echo "AssemblySemFileVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.assemblySemFileVer }}"
+          echo "FullSemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.fullSemVer }}"
+          echo "InformationalVersion: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.informationalVersion }}"
+          echo "BranchName: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.branchName }}"
+          echo "EscapedBranchName: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.escapedBranchName }}"
+          echo "Sha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.sha }}"
+          echo "ShortSha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.shortSha }}"
+          echo "NuGetVersionV2: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetVersionV2 }}"
+          echo "NuGetVersion: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetVersion }}"
+          echo "NuGetPreReleaseTagV2: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetPreReleaseTagV2 }}"
+          echo "NuGetPreReleaseTag: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetPreReleaseTag }}"
+          echo "VersionSourceSha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.versionSourceSha }}"
+          echo "CommitsSinceVersionSource: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitsSinceVersionSource }}"
+          echo "CommitsSinceVersionSourcePadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitsSinceVersionSourcePadded }}"
+          echo "UncommittedChanges: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.uncommittedChanges }}"
+          echo "CommitDate: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitDate }}"
+    outputs:
+      fullSemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.fullSemVer}}
           
   release:
     name: Create Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: 
       - GitVersion
-      - deploys-prod
     steps:
       - uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env: