diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/jobs.yml b/.circleci/configurations/jobs.yml
index 673a4dff4ec..d48e4b6c7b6 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/jobs.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/jobs.yml
@@ -1142,18 +1142,12 @@ jobs:
           name: Versioning react-native package
           command: |
             node scripts/releases/set-rn-version.js -v "<< parameters.version >>" --build-type "release"
-      - run:
-          name: Updating RNTester Podfile.lock
-          command: |
-            cd packages/rn-tester/
-            bundle install
-            bundle exec pod install
       - run:
           name: Creating release commit
           command: |
-            git commit -a -m "Release << parameters.version >>\n\n#publish-packages-to-npm&<< parameters.tag >>"
+            git commit -a -m "Release << parameters.version >>" -m "#publish-packages-to-npm&<< parameters.tag >>"
             git tag -a "v<< parameters.version >>" -m "v<< parameters.version >>"
-            git show HEAD
+            GIT_PAGER=cat git show HEAD
       - when:
           condition:
             equal: ["latest", << parameters.tag >>]
diff --git a/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js b/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
index 6185d478a7e..8515f06c0f9 100644
--- a/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
+++ b/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ async function exitIfUnreleasedPackages() {
  * value will be used instead, setting all packages to a single version.
  */
 async function getNextMonorepoPackagesVersion() /*: Promise<string | null> */ {
-  // Based on @react-native/dev-middleware@0.74.5
-  const _0_74_MIN_PATCH = 6;
+  // Based on last publish before this strategy
+  const _0_74_MIN_PATCH = 75;
 
   const packages = await getPackages({
     includeReactNative: false,
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ async function getNextMonorepoPackagesVersion() /*: Promise<string | null> */ {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const {minor} = parseVersion(version, 'release');
-    patchVersion = Math.max(patchVersion, parseInt(minor, 10) + 1);
+    const {patch} = parseVersion(version, 'release');
+    patchVersion = Math.max(patchVersion, parseInt(patch, 10) + 1);
   }
 
   return '0.74.' + patchVersion;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ async function main() {
   }
 
   // $FlowFixMe[prop-missing]
-  const useNewWorkflow: boolean = argv.useNewWorkflow;
+  const useNewWorkflow /*: boolean */ = argv.useNewWorkflow;
 
   // now check for unreleased packages
   if (!useNewWorkflow) {
@@ -258,11 +258,6 @@ async function main() {
 
   const parameters = useNewWorkflow
     ? {
-        release_version: version,
-        release_latest: latest,
-        run_release_workflow: true,
-      }
-    : {
         run_new_release_workflow: true,
         release_version: version,
         release_tag: npmTag,
@@ -270,6 +265,11 @@ async function main() {
         release_monorepo_packages_version: nextMonorepoPackagesVersion,
         // $FlowFixMe[prop-missing]
         release_dry_run: argv.dryRun,
+      }
+    : {
+        release_version: version,
+        release_latest: latest,
+        run_release_workflow: true,
       };
 
   const options = {