diff --git a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
index d4bbc9579..4823ccbb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@ name: Build
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      # ytf did they invent their own syntax that's almost regex?
-      # ** matches 'zero or more of any character'
-      - 'release-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+**'
-      - 'prerelease-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+**'
+    branches: [main, v8.3.x]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:  # allows you to trigger manually
+
+# When this workflow is queued, automatically cancel any previous running
+# or pending jobs from the same branch
+concurrency:
+  group: cidbuildwheel-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   build_wheels:
-    uses: explosion/gha-cibuildwheel/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml@main
+    uses: crusaderky/gha-cibuildwheel/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml@nightly
     permissions:
       contents: write
       actions: read
     with:
       wheel-name-pattern: "thinc-*.whl"
       pure-python: false
+      create-release: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/release-') || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/prerelease-') }}
+      nightly-upload: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/v8.3.x' }}
     secrets:
       gh-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
+      anaconda_nightly_upload_token: ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_ORG_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
index ed07f1a3c..e2df4ed4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# The cibuildwheel action triggers on creation of a release, this
-# triggers on publication.
+# The cibuildwheel action triggers on all pushes and PRs;
+# this action triggers on release publication.
 # The expected workflow is to create a draft release and let the wheels
 # upload, and then hit 'publish', which uploads to PyPi.
 
diff --git a/thinc/about.py b/thinc/about.py
index 891a0b058..32d2d2262 100644
--- a/thinc/about.py
+++ b/thinc/about.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "8.3.10"
-__release__ = True
+__version__ = "8.3.11.dev0"
+__release__ = False