diff --git a/.github/actions/ngen-build/action.yaml b/.github/actions/ngen-build/action.yaml
index cfd01eacaa..8c0f79730b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ngen-build/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/ngen-build/action.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ runs:
             tar xjf boost_1_79_0.tar.bz2
           shell: bash
 
+        - name: Set Pip Constraints
+          run: |
+            echo "numpy<2.0" > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/constraints.txt
+            echo "PIP_CONSTRAINT=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/constraints.txt" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          shell: bash
+
         - name: Cache Python Dependencies
           id: cache-py3-dependencies
           uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Example_model_run.yml b/.github/workflows/Example_model_run.yml
index b67e5cf1a1..d45dd59bcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Example_model_run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Example_model_run.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 name: Build and Run NGEN on example data
 
 on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ release-* ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ master, release-* ]
 jobs:
     Build_and_Run_Model:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index 181544ae38..782dd19a1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name: Documentation
 # events but only for the master branch
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ master, release-* ]
   #pull_request:
     #branches: [ master ]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/module_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/module_integration.yml
index 10a47c8869..b89c629079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/module_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/module_integration.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ name: Module Integration Tests
 # Controls when the action will run.
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master, dev, notreal ]
+    branches: [ master, dev, notreal, release-* ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master, dev, notreal ]
+    branches: [ master, dev, notreal, release-* ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_validate.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_validate.yml
index 31c9b8cb14..00279ae8d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_validate.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ name: Testing and Validation
 # Controls when the action will run.
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master, dev, notreal ]
+    branches: [ master, dev, notreal, release-* ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master, dev, notreal ]
+    branches: [ master, dev, notreal, release-* ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9dabce84ae..35152e9ab1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
 
 # Define project version and use via generated config header
-project(ngen VERSION 0.2.0)
+project(ngen VERSION 0.3.0)
 
 add_executable(ngen "${NGEN_SRC_DIR}/NGen.cpp")