diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2e8af520ce1..0864213ba72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ jobs:
   pkg-pr-new:
     needs:
       - build-compiler
+    outputs:
+      commit_sha: ${{ steps.publish.outputs.sha }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -457,6 +459,7 @@ jobs:
           git diff --exit-code packages/artifacts.json
 
       - name: Publish packages to pkg.pr.new
+        id: publish
         run: |
           yarn dlx pkg-pr-new publish "." "./packages/@rescript/*"
 
@@ -558,9 +561,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install ReScript package
         run: |
-          COMMIT_SHA="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}"
+          COMMIT_SHA="${{ needs.pkg-pr-new.outputs.commit_sha }}"
           npm i --no-audit \
-            "https://pkg.pr.new/rescript-lang/rescript@${COMMIT_SHA::7}"
+            "https://pkg.pr.new/rescript-lang/rescript@${COMMIT_SHA}"
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ${{ steps.tmp-dir.outputs.path }}
 
@@ -612,8 +615,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install ReScript package
         run: |
-          COMMIT_SHA="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}"
-          pnpm i "https://pkg.pr.new/rescript-lang/rescript@${COMMIT_SHA::7}"
+          COMMIT_SHA="${{ needs.pkg-pr-new.outputs.commit_sha }}"
+          pnpm i "https://pkg.pr.new/rescript-lang/rescript@${COMMIT_SHA}"
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ${{ steps.tmp-dir.outputs.path }}
 
@@ -647,8 +650,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install ReScript package in rewatch/testrepo
         run: |
-          COMMIT_SHA="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}"
-          yarn add "rescript@https://pkg.pr.new/rescript-lang/rescript@${COMMIT_SHA::7}"
+          COMMIT_SHA="${{ needs.pkg-pr-new.outputs.commit_sha }}"
+          yarn add "rescript@https://pkg.pr.new/rescript-lang/rescript@${COMMIT_SHA}"
         shell: bash
         working-directory: rewatch/testrepo
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87bc7983482..144e7c01cb9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,28 +10,20 @@
 > - :nail_care: [Polish]
 > - :house: [Internal]
 
-# 13.0.0-alpha.2 (Unreleased)
-
-#### :boom: Breaking Change
-
-#### :eyeglasses: Spec Compliance
-
-#### :rocket: New Feature
+# 13.0.0-alpha.2
 
 #### :bug: Bug fix
 
 - Fix compiler crash (`Fatal error: Parmatch.all_record_args`) when matching empty dict/record patterns. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/8246
 - Fix `null` falling into the object branch instead of the wildcard when pattern matching on untagged variants with both `Object` and `null` cases. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/8253
 
-#### :memo: Documentation
-
 #### :nail_care: Polish
 
 - Build system: Watch only source folders from build state instead of the entire project directory, and report missing configured source folders. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/8219
 
 #### :house: Internal
 
-- speed up dev container test by installing ocaml in docker image instead of in `postCreate.sh`. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/8230
+- Speed up dev container test by installing OCaml in docker image instead of in `postCreate.sh`. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/8230
 
 # 13.0.0-alpha.1