diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-prepare-patch-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-prepare-patch-release.yml
index e9cc7d55ba..a31ce11596 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-prepare-patch-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-prepare-patch-release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
         - opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
         - opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure
         - opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
+        - opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2
         description: 'Package to be released'
         required: true
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-prepare-release.yml
index 61dd1eb971..c947741aa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-prepare-release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
         - opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
         - opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure
         - opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
+        - opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2
         description: 'Package to be released'
         required: true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
index 823f2c83d2..01c598f7f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
         - opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
         - opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure
         - opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
+        - opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2
         description: 'Package to be released'
         required: true
 jobs:
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index c1c923b705..2706d36c8f 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 > - opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
 > - opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure
 > - opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
->
+> - opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2
 > These libraries are also excluded from the general release.
 
 Package release preparation is handled by the [`[Package] Prepare release`](./.github/workflows/package-prepare-release.yml) workflow that allows
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ The workflow can only be run against long-term release branch such as `package-r
 > - opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
 > - opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure
 > - opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
+> - opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2
 >
 > These libraries are also excluded from the general patch release.
 
diff --git a/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/openai_v2/version.py b/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/openai_v2/version.py
index 0e95b73df6..61ae9b7c25 100644
--- a/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/openai_v2/version.py
+++ b/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/openai_v2/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0.dev"
+__version__ = "2.0b0.dev"