diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-pr-to-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-pr-to-release.yml
index 968ebba47..0be40b8fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-pr-to-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-pr-to-release.yml
@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Check for milestone and if release branch exists
+        continue-on-error: true
         id: check_release_branch
         run: |
           if [ -z "${{ env.MILESTONE }}" ]; then
             echo "No milestone set. Exiting."
-            exit 0
+            exit 1
           fi
 
           RELEASE_BRANCH="release-${{ env.MILESTONE }}"
@@ -87,10 +88,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "RELEASE_BRANCH=${RELEASE_BRANCH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
             echo "Release branch $RELEASE_BRANCH does not exist. Exiting."
-            exit 0
+            exit 1
           fi
 
       - name: Create and push the new branch for the PR
+        if: ${{ steps.check_release_branch.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: |
           SEMANTIC_PR_TITLE="${{ env.PR_TITLE }}"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
index a60139597..93288c6e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
       core-image-tag:
         description: Core DockerHub image tag
         required: true
-        default: 'v1.4.1'
+        default: 'v1.5.0'
       countryconfig-image-tag:
         description: Your Country Config DockerHub image tag
         required: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index a747682bb..4c3d837ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
       core-image-tag:
         description: Core DockerHub image tag
         required: true
-        default: 'v1.4.1'
+        default: 'v1.5.0'
       countryconfig-image-tag:
         description: Your Country Config DockerHub image tag
         required: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reset-2fa.yml b/.github/workflows/reset-2fa.yml
index 7ed86fb52..729f9f47d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reset-2fa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reset-2fa.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ on:
           - staging
           - qa
           - production
+          - backup
 
 jobs:
   reset:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1407a662..2410acbfa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,24 +2,45 @@
 
 ## 1.6.0 (TBD)
 
+### Breaking changes
+
 - Remove `splitView` option from DOCUMENT_UPLOADER_WITH_OPTION field
 - New required sections preview & review added. Signature field definitions are now part of these two sections same as normal form fields.
+- Remove `inputFieldWidth` from Number type form field
+
+## 1.5.0
+
+### Breaking changes
+
+- #### Update the certificate preview mechanism
+
+  In effort of minimizing JavaScript-bundle size, we have streamlined the way how review certificate -page renders certificates. In case the images in your certificates are previewing blurry, you need to update your SVG-certificates to print QR-codes and other images directly with `<image width="36" height="36" xlink:href="{{qrCode}}" x="500" y="770"></image>` instead of the more complicated `<rect fill="url(#pattern)"></rect>` -paradigm. This doesn't affect printed certificates as they are still created as previously.
+
+- #### Application config items `DATE_OF_BIRTH_UNKNOWN` and `INFORMANT_SIGNATURE_REQUIRED` moved under `FEATURES`
+
+  See https://github.com/opencrvs/opencrvs-farajaland/pull/1005 for details
+
+- #### Infrastructure
 
-## [1.5.0]
+- Treat backup host identically to other hosts. To migrate:
+
+  1. Move all inventory files (qa.yml, production.yml...) from `infrastructure/server-setup` to `infrastructure/server-setup/inventory`
+  2. Run environment creator for your backup server `yarn environment:init --environment=backup`
+
+### Other changes
 
+- Upgrade Node.js to 18
+- Remove dependency OpenHIM. The OpenHIM database is kept for backwards compatibility reasons and will be removed in v1.6
 - Change auth URLs to access them via gateway
 - Add hearth URL to search service
 - Include an endpoint for serving individual certificates in development mode
 - Include compositionId in confirm registration payload
-- Move individual configuration options to feature flags
 - Remove logrocket refrences
-- Upgrade to node 18
 - Enable gzip compression in client & login
 - Make SENTRY_DSN variable optional
 - Use docker compose v2 in github workflows
 - Mass email from national system admin
-- Remove dependency on openhim. The openhim db is kept for backwards compatibility reasons and will be removed in v1.6
-- Add smtp environment variables in qa compose file
+- Add SMTP environment variables in qa compose file
 - Use image tag instead of patterns in certificate SVGs
 - Generate default address according to logged-in user's location
 - Remove authentication from dashboard queries route
@@ -32,13 +53,10 @@
 - Provide env variables for metabase admin credentials
 - Improved formatting of informant name for inProgress declaration emails
 - Rename `farajaland-map.geojson` to `map.geojson` to not tie implementations into example country naming
+- Remove `splitView` option from DOCUMENT_UPLOADER_WITH_OPTION field [#114](https://github.com/opencrvs/opencrvs-countryconfig/pull/114)
+- Enable authentication for certificates endpoint [#188](https://github.com/opencrvs/opencrvs-countryconfig/pull/188)
 
-**Infrastructure**
-
-- Treat backup host identically to other hosts. To migrate:
-
-  1. Move all inventory files (qa.yml, production.yml...) from `infrastructure/server-setup` to `infrastructure/server-setup/inventory`
-  2. Run environment creator for your backup server `yarn environment:init --environment=backup`
+- #### Infrastructure
 
 - Allow using staging to both period restore of production backup and also for backing up its own data to a different location using `backup_server_remote_target_directory` and `backup_server_remote_source_directory` ansible variables. This use case is mostly meant for OpenCRVS team internal use.
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/environments/setup-environment.ts b/infrastructure/environments/setup-environment.ts
index 12f8a9bfe..83a0642bf 100644
--- a/infrastructure/environments/setup-environment.ts
+++ b/infrastructure/environments/setup-environment.ts
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ async function promptAndStoreAnswer(
 }
 
 function generateLongPassword() {
-  const chars =
-    '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_'
+  const chars = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
   let result = ''
   for (let i = 16; i > 0; --i)
     result += chars[Math.floor(Math.random() * chars.length)]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6969d4376..dd2250442 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opencrvs/countryconfig",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "description": "OpenCRVS country configuration for reference data",
   "os": [
     "darwin",