diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/debian_repository_full.yml b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/debian_repository_full.yml
index 0628a97ad4e85ac5574cdadfe144c7906ec2cbe6..7d07ef8c12db7231779b3aeecdb3eaf060f68d44 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/debian_repository_full.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/debian_repository_full.yml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ oc.lintian_debian:
   script:
   - ./scripts/ci/lintian_debian_packages.sh debian bookworm
 
-oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm:
+oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm_current:
   image: debian:bookworm
   stage: publishing_tests
   tags:
@@ -323,6 +323,20 @@ oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm:
   dependencies: []
   script:
   - ./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh debian bookworm
+  variables: {}
+
+oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm:
+  image: debian:bookworm
+  stage: publishing_tests
+  tags:
+  - gcp
+  needs:
+  - apt_repo_debian
+  dependencies: []
+  script:
+  - ./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh debian bookworm
+  variables:
+    PREFIX: next
 
 oc.lintian_ubuntu:
   image: public.ecr.aws/lts/ubuntu:24.04_stable
@@ -341,7 +355,7 @@ oc.lintian_ubuntu:
   script:
   - ./scripts/ci/lintian_debian_packages.sh ubuntu jammy noble
 
-oc.install_bin_ubuntu_noble:
+oc.install_bin_ubuntu_noble_current:
   image: public.ecr.aws/lts/ubuntu:24.04_stable
   stage: publishing_tests
   tags:
@@ -351,8 +365,9 @@ oc.install_bin_ubuntu_noble:
   dependencies: []
   script:
   - ./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh ubuntu noble
+  variables: {}
 
-oc.install_bin_ubuntu_jammy:
+oc.install_bin_ubuntu_jammy_current:
   image: public.ecr.aws/lts/ubuntu:22.04_stable
   stage: publishing_tests
   tags:
@@ -362,3 +377,30 @@ oc.install_bin_ubuntu_jammy:
   dependencies: []
   script:
   - ./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh ubuntu jammy
+  variables: {}
+
+oc.install_bin_ubuntu_noble:
+  image: public.ecr.aws/lts/ubuntu:24.04_stable
+  stage: publishing_tests
+  tags:
+  - gcp
+  needs:
+  - apt_repo_ubuntu
+  dependencies: []
+  script:
+  - ./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh ubuntu noble
+  variables:
+    PREFIX: next
+
+oc.install_bin_ubuntu_jammy:
+  image: public.ecr.aws/lts/ubuntu:22.04_stable
+  stage: publishing_tests
+  tags:
+  - gcp
+  needs:
+  - apt_repo_ubuntu
+  dependencies: []
+  script:
+  - ./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh ubuntu jammy
+  variables:
+    PREFIX: next
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/debian_repository_partial.yml b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/debian_repository_partial.yml
index 9f252a96969d6aa8dedc34f192275fea2dea2781..a079861257d18fb63b3121e6faccb83dece0019b 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/debian_repository_partial.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/pipelines/debian_repository_partial.yml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ oc.lintian_debian:
   script:
   - ./scripts/ci/lintian_debian_packages.sh debian bookworm
 
-oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm:
+oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm_current:
   image: debian:bookworm
   stage: publishing_tests
   tags:
@@ -173,3 +173,17 @@ oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm:
   dependencies: []
   script:
   - ./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh debian bookworm
+  variables: {}
+
+oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm:
+  image: debian:bookworm
+  stage: publishing_tests
+  tags:
+  - gcp
+  needs:
+  - apt_repo_debian
+  dependencies: []
+  script:
+  - ./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh debian bookworm
+  variables:
+    PREFIX: next
diff --git a/ci/bin/debian_repository.ml b/ci/bin/debian_repository.ml
index 3bb558c26be551dd3cbc910eb4bb8907b271089e..c29a56957b9b0c71529324196a7838c35b384e63 100644
--- a/ci/bin/debian_repository.ml
+++ b/ci/bin/debian_repository.ml
@@ -242,14 +242,15 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
       ["./scripts/ci/create_debian_repo.sh ubuntu noble jammy"]
   in
   (* These test the installability of the current packages *)
-  let job_install_bin ~__POS__ ~name ~dependencies ~image ?allow_failure script
-      =
+  let job_install_bin ~__POS__ ~name ~dependencies ~image ?(variables = [])
+      ?allow_failure script =
     job
       ?allow_failure
       ~__POS__
       ~name
       ~image
       ~dependencies
+      ~variables
       ~stage:Stages.publishing_tests
       script
   in
@@ -283,16 +284,30 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
         ["./scripts/ci/lintian_debian_packages.sh ubuntu jammy noble"];
       job_install_bin
         ~__POS__
-        ~name:"oc.install_bin_ubuntu_noble"
+        ~name:"oc.install_bin_ubuntu_noble_current"
         ~dependencies:(Dependent [Job job_apt_repo_ubuntu_current])
         ~image:Images.ubuntu_noble
         ["./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh ubuntu noble"];
       job_install_bin
         ~__POS__
-        ~name:"oc.install_bin_ubuntu_jammy"
+        ~name:"oc.install_bin_ubuntu_jammy_current"
         ~dependencies:(Dependent [Job job_apt_repo_ubuntu_current])
         ~image:Images.ubuntu_jammy
         ["./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh ubuntu jammy"];
+      job_install_bin
+        ~__POS__
+        ~name:"oc.install_bin_ubuntu_noble"
+        ~dependencies:(Dependent [Job job_apt_repo_ubuntu])
+        ~variables:[("PREFIX", "next")]
+        ~image:Images.ubuntu_noble
+        ["./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh ubuntu noble"];
+      job_install_bin
+        ~__POS__
+        ~name:"oc.install_bin_ubuntu_jammy"
+        ~dependencies:(Dependent [Job job_apt_repo_ubuntu])
+        ~variables:[("PREFIX", "next")]
+        ~image:Images.ubuntu_jammy
+        ["./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh ubuntu jammy"];
     ]
   in
   let test_current_debian_packages_jobs =
@@ -305,10 +320,17 @@ let jobs pipeline_type =
         ["./scripts/ci/lintian_debian_packages.sh debian bookworm"];
       job_install_bin
         ~__POS__
-        ~name:"oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm"
+        ~name:"oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm_current"
         ~dependencies:(Dependent [Job job_apt_repo_debian_current])
         ~image:Images.debian_bookworm
         ["./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh debian bookworm"];
+      job_install_bin
+        ~__POS__
+        ~name:"oc.install_bin_debian_bookworm"
+        ~dependencies:(Dependent [Job job_apt_repo_debian])
+        ~variables:[("PREFIX", "next")]
+        ~image:Images.debian_bookworm
+        ["./docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh debian bookworm"];
     ]
   in
   let debian_jobs =
diff --git a/docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh b/docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh
index 452ba180ccefdd8cf362e0312b56975469236415..b0998a76b8e0e8bceaa25ab3af8d6a3dee1dc69a 100755
--- a/docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh
+++ b/docs/introduction/install-bin-deb.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ protocol=$(head -1 script-inputs/active_protocol_versions_without_number)
 # This logic must be kept in sync with the script in
 # ./scripts/ci/create_debian_repo.sh
 
+# The prefix used for these packages in the repository. E.g. 'next'
+if [ -n "$PREFIX" ]; then
+  PREFIX=${PREFIX}/
+else
+  PREFIX=
+fi
+
 # if it's a release tag, then it can be a RC release
 # or a final release. This can be on a protected branch or not.
 if [ -n "${gitlab_release_no_v:-}" ]; then
@@ -25,7 +32,7 @@ if [ -n "${gitlab_release_no_v:-}" ]; then
   # candidate
   if [ -n "${gitlab_release_rc_version}" ]; then
     # Release candidate
-    distribution="RC/$distribution"
+    distribution="${PREFIX}RC/$distribution"
   fi
   # else we just that $distribution as it is
 else
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@ else
     # this is not a release, but it's a protected branch.
     # We allow this only for the master branch.
     if [ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" = "master" ]; then
-      distribution="master/$distribution"
+      distribution="${PREFIX}master/$distribution"
     else
       echo "Cannot test for a protected branch that \
         is not associated with a release tag or it's master"
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ else
       echo "Cannot test a repository for a branch named 'RC'"
       exit 1
     else
-      distribution="$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME/$distribution"
+      distribution="${PREFIX}$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME/$distribution"
     fi
   fi
 fi
@@ -67,10 +74,17 @@ sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install -y octez-client
 sudo apt-get install -y octez-node
 sudo apt-get install -y octez-baker
-sudo apt-get install -y octez-smartrollup
-sudo apt-get install -y octez-evmnode
 sudo apt-get install -y octez-dal-node
 
+if [ -n "$PREFIX" ]; then
+  # [install octez NEXT packages]
+  sudo apt-get install -y octez-smart-rollup-node
+else
+  # [install octez current packages]
+  sudo apt-get install -y octez-smartrollup
+  sudo apt-get install -y octez-evmnode
+fi
+
 # [test executables]
 octez-client --version
 octez-node --version
diff --git a/scripts/pkg-common/utils.sh b/scripts/pkg-common/utils.sh
index 71f6d88d701dcf1fcda82cc5e401c58ee10b42ab..9c207af49cd77e6a38e911051e10b6c156c4a864 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg-common/utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg-common/utils.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ getOctezVersion() {
     if [ -n "${gitlab_release_no_v:-}" ]; then
       RET="$gitlab_release_no_v"
     else
-      RET="$gitlab_release_no_v+$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
+      RET="0.0-dev+$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
     fi
 
   else