diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
index 6cdf2e5bb0..18077de5d2 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ body:
       label: Which DPF/Ansys version are you using?
       multiple: true
       options:
+       - 'DPF Server 2024.2.pre1'
        - 'DPF Server 2024.2.pre0'
        - 'Ansys 2024 R1'
        - 'DPF Server 2024.1.pre0'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
index c80d4c6072..b68a792605 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
       standalone_branch_suffix:
         description: 'Suffix of the branch on standalone'
         required: false
-        default: '.pre0'
+        default: '.pre1'
 
 #┌───────────── minute (0 - 59)
 #│ ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
       wheel: true
       wheelhouse: true
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre1' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   tests_any:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
       wheel: true
       wheelhouse: false
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre1' }}
       test_any: true
     secrets: inherit
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/docs.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre1' }}
       event_name: ${{ github.event_name }}
     secrets: inherit
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
       python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre1' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   retro_241:
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre1' }}
       test_docstrings: "true"
     secrets: inherit
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre1' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   docker_examples:
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
       python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre1' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   draft_release: