diff --git a/.github/workflows/component_linux_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/component_linux_publish.yml
index 84456d1c2..08d5171cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/component_linux_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/component_linux_publish.yml
@@ -109,3 +109,5 @@ jobs:
           gpg_passphrase: ${{ env.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
           gpg_private_key_base64: ${{ env.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_BASE64 }}
           disable_lock: ${{ env.DISABLE_LOCK }}
+          # TODO: remove after testing
+          dest_prefix: acabanas_molecule_fips/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease_linux.yml
index d7ce2192d..cb2f2afb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease_linux.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD}}
 
   packaging-amd64:
-    needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
+  #  needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/component_linux_packaging.yml
     secrets:
       DOCKER_HUB_ID: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_ID}}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       ARCH: 'amd64'
   
   packaging-amd64-fips:
-    needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
+  #  needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/component_linux_packaging.yml
     secrets:
       DOCKER_HUB_ID: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_ID}}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       FIPS: true
 
   packaging-arm:
-    needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
+  #  needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/component_linux_packaging.yml
     secrets:
       DOCKER_HUB_ID: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_ID}}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       ARCH: 'arm'
 
   packaging-arm64:
-    needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
+  #  needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/component_linux_packaging.yml
     secrets:
       DOCKER_HUB_ID: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_ID}}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       ARCH: 'arm64'
 
   packaging-arm64-fips:
-    needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
+  #  needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/component_linux_packaging.yml
     secrets:
       DOCKER_HUB_ID: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_ID}}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       FIPS: true
 
   packaging-legacy:
-    needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
+  #  needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/component_linux_packaging.yml
     secrets:
       DOCKER_HUB_ID: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_ID}}
@@ -104,25 +104,25 @@ jobs:
       TAG:  ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
       ARCH: 'legacy'
 
-  packaging-docker:
-    needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_docker_packaging.yml
-    secrets:
-      DOCKER_HUB_ID: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_ID}}
-      DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD}}
-      GPG_MAIL: 'infrastructure-eng@newrelic.com'
-      GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OHAI_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-      GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_BASE64: ${{ secrets.OHAI_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_BASE64 }} # base64 encoded
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    with:
-      TAG:  ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-
-  docker-trivy-critical:
-    needs: [packaging-docker]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_trivy.yml
-    with:
-      tag: "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-rc"
-      severity: "CRITICAL"
+#  packaging-docker:
+#    needs: [unit-test, proxy-tests]
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_docker_packaging.yml
+#    secrets:
+#      DOCKER_HUB_ID: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_ID}}
+#      DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.OHAI_DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD}}
+#      GPG_MAIL: 'infrastructure-eng@newrelic.com'
+#      GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OHAI_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+#      GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_BASE64: ${{ secrets.OHAI_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_BASE64 }} # base64 encoded
+#      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+#    with:
+#      TAG:  ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+#
+#  docker-trivy-critical:
+#    needs: [packaging-docker]
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_trivy.yml
+#    with:
+#      tag: "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-rc"
+#      severity: "CRITICAL"
 
   publishing-to-s3:
     # point to staging after tests
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ jobs:
       AWS_ROLE_SESSION_NAME: ${{ secrets.OHAI_AWS_ROLE_SESSION_NAME_STAGING }}
     with:
       ACCESS_POINT_HOST: "staging"
-      SCHEMA_BRANCH: "master"
+      # TODO: modify to master after testing
+      # SCHEMA_BRANCH: "master"
+      SCHEMA_BRANCH: "NR_351326_linux_prerelease_fips"
       RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
       TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
       AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME: "nr-downloads-ohai-staging"
@@ -154,47 +156,47 @@ jobs:
       TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
       REPO_ENDPOINT: "http://nr-downloads-ohai-staging.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/infrastructure_agent"
 
-  test-prerelease-linux:
-    needs: [molecule-packaging-tests]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_prerelease_testing.yml
-    with:
-      PLATFORM: "linux"
-      TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-      TAG_OR_UNIQUE_NAME: "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-linux"
-    secrets:
-      AWS_VPC_SUBNET: ${{secrets.AWS_VPC_SUBNET}}
-      CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_ID: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_ID}}
-      CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_SECRET}}
-      CROWDSTRIKE_CUSTOMER_ID: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CUSTOMER_ID}}
-
-  canaries-linux:
-    needs: [test-prerelease-linux]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_canaries.yml
-    with:
-      PLATFORM: "linux"
-      TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-    secrets:
-      AWS_VPC_SUBNET: ${{secrets.AWS_VPC_SUBNET}}
-      CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_ID: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_ID}}
-      CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_SECRET}}
-      CROWDSTRIKE_CUSTOMER_ID: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CUSTOMER_ID}}
-
-  get_previous_tag:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      previous_tag: ${{ steps.previous_tag_step.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - id: previous_tag_step
-        run: ./.github/workflows/scripts/previous_version.sh ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-  prune-previous-canaries-linux:
-    needs: [canaries-linux, get_previous_tag]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_canaries_prune.yml
-    with:
-      PLATFORM: "linux"
-      TAG: ${{ needs.get_previous_tag.outputs.previous_tag }}
-    secrets:
-      AWS_VPC_SUBNET: ${{secrets.AWS_VPC_SUBNET}}
+#  test-prerelease-linux:
+#    needs: [molecule-packaging-tests]
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_prerelease_testing.yml
+#    with:
+#      PLATFORM: "linux"
+#      TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+#      TAG_OR_UNIQUE_NAME: "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}-linux"
+#    secrets:
+#      AWS_VPC_SUBNET: ${{secrets.AWS_VPC_SUBNET}}
+#      CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_ID: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_ID}}
+#      CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_SECRET}}
+#      CROWDSTRIKE_CUSTOMER_ID: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CUSTOMER_ID}}
+#
+#  canaries-linux:
+#    needs: [test-prerelease-linux]
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_canaries.yml
+#    with:
+#      PLATFORM: "linux"
+#      TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+#    secrets:
+#      AWS_VPC_SUBNET: ${{secrets.AWS_VPC_SUBNET}}
+#      CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_ID: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_ID}}
+#      CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CLIENT_SECRET}}
+#      CROWDSTRIKE_CUSTOMER_ID: ${{secrets.CROWDSTRIKE_CUSTOMER_ID}}
+#
+#  get_previous_tag:
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    outputs:
+#      previous_tag: ${{ steps.previous_tag_step.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+#
+#      - id: previous_tag_step
+#        run: ./.github/workflows/scripts/previous_version.sh ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+#
+#  prune-previous-canaries-linux:
+#    needs: [canaries-linux, get_previous_tag]
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/component_canaries_prune.yml
+#    with:
+#      PLATFORM: "linux"
+#      TAG: ${{ needs.get_previous_tag.outputs.previous_tag }}
+#    secrets:
+#      AWS_VPC_SUBNET: ${{secrets.AWS_VPC_SUBNET}}