diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_khoj_el.yml b/.github/workflows/build_khoj_el.yml
index 54f626d6..43e064ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_khoj_el.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_khoj_el.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'master'
+      - 'release/1.x'
     paths:
       - src/interface/emacs/*.el
       - .github/workflows/build_khoj_el.yml
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'master'
+      - 'release/1.x'
     paths:
       - src/interface/emacs/*.el
       - .github/workflows/build_khoj_el.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop.yml
index 003d899f..2f12ec74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       - "*"
     branches:
       - 'master'
+      - 'release/1.x'
     paths:
       - src/interface/desktop/**
       - .github/workflows/desktop.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dockerize.yml b/.github/workflows/dockerize.yml
index 0bd3a7e9..2aec7d54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dockerize.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dockerize.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       - "*"
     branches:
       - master
+      - release/1.x
     paths:
       - src/khoj/**
       - src/interface/web/**
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ env:
   # Tag Image with tag name on release
   # else with user specified tag (default 'dev') if triggered via workflow
   # else with run_id if triggered via a pull request
-  # else with 'pre' (if push to master)
-  DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && github.ref_name || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.tag || 'pre' }}
+  # else with 'pre' (if push to master) or 'pre-1x' (if push to release/1.x)
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && github.ref_name || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name == 'release/1.x' && 'pre-1x' || 'pre' }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -153,18 +154,32 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create and Push Local Manifest
         if: github.event.inputs.khoj == 'true' || github.event_name == 'push'
         run: |
+          # Only put "latest.*" tag on stable releases (i.e 1.x, 2.x+)
+          if [[ "${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}" =~ ^[1-9]\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            LATEST_TAG="latest"
+          else
+            LATEST_TAG="${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}"
+          fi
+
           docker buildx imagetools create \
             -t ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }} \
-            -t ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && 'latest' || env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }} \
+            -t ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${LATEST_TAG} \
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}-amd64 \
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}-arm64
 
       - name: Create and Push Cloud Manifest
         if: github.event.inputs.khoj-cloud == 'true' || github.event_name == 'push'
         run: |
+          # Only put "latest.*" tag on stable releases (i.e 1.x, 2.x+)
+          if [[ "${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}" =~ ^[1-9]\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            LATEST_TAG="latest"
+          else
+            LATEST_TAG="${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}"
+          fi
+
           docker buildx imagetools create \
             -t ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}-cloud:${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }} \
-            -t ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}-cloud:${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && 'latest' || env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }} \
+            -t ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}-cloud:${LATEST_TAG} \
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}-cloud:${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}-amd64 \
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}-cloud:${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}-arm64
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 63812331..c5ce4c44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: pre-commit
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release/1.x
     paths:
       - src/**
       - tests/**
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release/1.x
     paths:
       - src/khoj/**
       - tests/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
index c52d8d39..e933e9a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       - "*"
     branches:
       - 'master'
+      - 'release/1.x'
     paths:
       - src/khoj/**
       - src/interface/web/**
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'master'
+      - 'release/1.x'
     paths:
       - src/khoj/**
       - src/interface/web/**
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           path: dist/khoj-*.whl
 
       - name: 📦 Publish Python Package to PyPI
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/release/1.x'
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1.12
         with:
           skip-existing: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 2c6f087c..9ed91863 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: test
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release/1.x
     paths:
       - src/khoj/**
       - tests/**
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release/1.x
     paths:
       - src/khoj/**
       - tests/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_khoj_el.yml b/.github/workflows/test_khoj_el.yml
index 6e22261d..b2fab297 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_khoj_el.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_khoj_el.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'master'
+      - 'release/1.x'
     paths:
       - src/interface/emacs/*.el
       - src/interface/emacs/tests/*.el
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'master'
+      - 'release/1.x'
     paths:
       - src/interface/emacs/*.el
       - src/interface/emacs/tests/*.el
diff --git a/scripts/bump_version.sh b/scripts/bump_version.sh
index c8221692..e015a6b4 100755
--- a/scripts/bump_version.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump_version.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ do
                 $project_root/manifest.json \
                 $project_root/versions.json
             git commit -m "Release Khoj version $current_version"
-            git tag $current_version master
+            git tag $current_version
             ;;
         c)
             # Get current project version
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ do
                 $project_root/manifest.json \
                 $project_root/versions.json
             git commit -m "Release Khoj version $current_version"
-            git tag $current_version master
+            git tag $current_version
             ;;
         n)
             # Induce hatch to compute next version number