diff --git a/packages/angular/package.json b/packages/angular/package.json
index 0715eae655e7..6fa26f4e3852 100644
--- a/packages/angular/package.json
+++ b/packages/angular/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
   "type": "module",
   "module": "build/fesm2015/sentry-angular.mjs",
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
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diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index b8461f46233c..71e8e2f1d60c 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "astro": ">=3.x || >=4.0.0-beta || >=5.x"
diff --git a/packages/browser/package.json b/packages/browser/package.json
index 0716fe0904d1..deab45fef4e5 100644
--- a/packages/browser/package.json
+++ b/packages/browser/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "8.54.0",
diff --git a/packages/bun/package.json b/packages/bun/package.json
index 00d7eb8b750a..a24920d0c892 100644
--- a/packages/bun/package.json
+++ b/packages/bun/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/core": "8.54.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 887649741bec..ab8329fb08cb 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "TODO(v9):": "Remove these dependencies",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/deno/package.json b/packages/deno/package.json
index 271620f7cff2..7d0dfc19b23b 100644
--- a/packages/deno/package.json
+++ b/packages/deno/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "files": [
     "/build"
diff --git a/packages/ember/package.json b/packages/ember/package.json
index c0fc6d4d8273..3f628843d8c7 100644
--- a/packages/ember/package.json
+++ b/packages/ember/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "ember-addon"
   ],
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "directories": {
     "doc": "doc",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-sdk/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-sdk/package.json
index f283623524ef..3303619dcf09 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-sdk/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
   ],
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry-internal/eslint-plugin-sdk": "8.54.0",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/package.json
index a640a5537b3c..fc2574cb3983 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
   ],
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "yarn rimraf sentry-internal-eslint-plugin-sdk-*.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/feedback/package.json b/packages/feedback/package.json
index 3be95be4aa00..01f62330055b 100644
--- a/packages/feedback/package.json
+++ b/packages/feedback/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/core": "8.54.0"
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index fd916898588b..1dae561b2904 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/core": "8.54.0",
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/package.json b/packages/nextjs/package.json
index a749a17ec43e..addabcf423a3 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nextjs/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
diff --git a/packages/node/package.json b/packages/node/package.json
index f4a0c2f4bc2f..4237599c1bcf 100644
--- a/packages/node/package.json
+++ b/packages/node/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry/package.json
index db8e16c2223c..cfa367fa842b 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/core": "8.54.0"
diff --git a/packages/profiling-node/package.json b/packages/profiling-node/package.json
index 448b2d4d94d8..fc81e1a92589 100644
--- a/packages/profiling-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/profiling-node/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     "node": ">=14.18"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "files": [
     "/lib",
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 0e7ebf5c837e..29181d500987 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/browser": "8.54.0",
diff --git a/packages/remix/package.json b/packages/remix/package.json
index 806217abdfcc..8e6d17965495 100644
--- a/packages/remix/package.json
+++ b/packages/remix/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
diff --git a/packages/replay-canvas/package.json b/packages/replay-canvas/package.json
index 8ff0219d4c1f..88b91fda7436 100644
--- a/packages/replay-canvas/package.json
+++ b/packages/replay-canvas/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
     "yalc:publish": "yalc publish --push --sig"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/svelte/package.json b/packages/svelte/package.json
index d19282e51848..f96813517511 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/package.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/browser": "8.54.0",
diff --git a/packages/sveltekit/package.json b/packages/sveltekit/package.json
index 11a3f36b7fa9..000e4f9f16a1 100644
--- a/packages/sveltekit/package.json
+++ b/packages/sveltekit/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@sveltejs/kit": "1.x || 2.x",
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index dc715f334fa0..7bce7281671c 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "run-p build:transpile build:types",
diff --git a/packages/typescript/package.json b/packages/typescript/package.json
index abf7f2796fc7..36311a6114d2 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/typescript/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   "author": "Sentry",
   "license": "MIT",
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "files": [
     "tsconfig.json"
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index d119bf0574da..48a264fa3ba6 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "latest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/core": "8.54.0"
diff --git a/packages/vercel-edge/package.json b/packages/vercel-edge/package.json
index 0dbf63f64772..a3203a197387 100644
--- a/packages/vercel-edge/package.json
+++ b/packages/vercel-edge/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
diff --git a/packages/vue/package.json b/packages/vue/package.json
index 99d42b879ec9..b0900f64da7c 100644
--- a/packages/vue/package.json
+++ b/packages/vue/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/browser": "8.54.0",
diff --git a/packages/wasm/package.json b/packages/wasm/package.json
index 6cae1ca1d731..4665a57b753b 100644
--- a/packages/wasm/package.json
+++ b/packages/wasm/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "tag": "v8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/browser": "8.54.0",