diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/client/dom-container.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/client/dom-container.ts
index f37fdbb7291..b37d866d08f 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/client/dom-container.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/client/dom-container.ts
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ export class DomContainer extends _SharedContainer implements IClientContainer {
         containerAttributes[attr.name] = attr.value;
       }
     }
-    this.$serverData$ = { containerAttributes };
+    this.serverData = { containerAttributes };
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/client/dom-render.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/client/dom-render.ts
index 890589931c8..febbeaf8616 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/client/dom-render.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/client/dom-render.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const render = async (
   (parent as Element).setAttribute(QContainerAttr, QContainerValue.RESUMED);
 
   const container = getDomContainer(parent as HTMLElement) as DomContainer;
-  container.$serverData$ = opts.serverData || {};
+  container.serverData = opts.serverData || {};
   const host = container.rootVNode;
   container.$scheduler$(ChoreType.NODE_DIFF, host, host, jsxNode as JSXNode);
   await container.$scheduler$(ChoreType.WAIT_FOR_ALL);
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/qwik.core.api.md b/packages/qwik/src/core/qwik.core.api.md
index 2df8dbce463..af0e8bd9665 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/qwik.core.api.md
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/qwik.core.api.md
@@ -870,8 +870,6 @@ export abstract class _SharedContainer implements Container {
     // (undocumented)
     readonly $scheduler$: Scheduler;
     // (undocumented)
-    $serverData$: Record<string, any>;
-    // (undocumented)
     readonly $storeProxyMap$: ObjToProxyMap;
     // (undocumented)
     readonly $version$: string;
@@ -901,6 +899,8 @@ export abstract class _SharedContainer implements Container {
         };
     } | null, symbolToChunkResolver: SymbolToChunkResolver, writer?: StreamWriter, prepVNodeData?: (vNode: any) => void): SerializationContext;
     // (undocumented)
+    serverData: Record<string, any>;
+    // (undocumented)
     abstract setContext<T>(host: HostElement, context: ContextId<T>, value: T): void;
     // (undocumented)
     abstract setHostProp<T>(host: HostElement, name: string, value: T): void;
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/reactive-primitives/utils.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/reactive-primitives/utils.ts
index fe898ce337c..613276312aa 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/reactive-primitives/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/reactive-primitives/utils.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const addQrlToSerializationCtx = (
       qrl = container.getHostProp<QRL>(effect as ISsrNode, OnRenderProp);
     }
     if (qrl) {
-      (container as SSRContainer).serializationCtx.$eventQrls$.add(qrl);
+      (container as SSRContainer).serializationCtx.eventQrls.add(qrl);
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-container.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-container.ts
index 04cbaf8feb4..b06f3d6ce2e 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-container.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-container.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export abstract class _SharedContainer implements Container {
   readonly $locale$: string;
   /// Retrieve Object from paused serialized state.
   readonly $getObjectById$: (id: number | string) => any;
-  $serverData$: Record<string, any>;
+  serverData: Record<string, any>;
   $currentUniqueId$ = 0;
   $instanceHash$: string | null = null;
   $buildBase$: string | null = null;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export abstract class _SharedContainer implements Container {
     serverData: Record<string, any>,
     locale: string
   ) {
-    this.$serverData$ = serverData;
+    this.serverData = serverData;
     this.$locale$ = locale;
     this.$version$ = version;
     this.$storeProxyMap$ = new WeakMap();
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.ts
index 3909d563550..552bf0e42b3 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.ts
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ type SeenRef = {
 let isDomRef = (obj: unknown): obj is DomRef => false;
 
 export interface SerializationContext {
-  $serialize$: () => void;
+  serialize: () => void;
 
   $symbolToChunkResolver$: SymbolToChunkResolver;
 
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ export interface SerializationContext {
    * Returns a path string representing the path from roots through all parents to the object.
    * Format: "3 2 0" where each number is the index within its parent, from root to leaf.
    */
-  $addRoot$: (obj: unknown, parent?: unknown) => number;
+  addRoot: (obj: unknown, parent?: unknown) => number;
 
   /**
    * Get root path of the object without creating a new root.
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ export interface SerializationContext {
 
   $seen$: (obj: unknown, parent: unknown | null, index: number) => void;
 
-  $roots$: unknown[];
+  roots: unknown[];
   $pathMap$: Map<unknown, string | number>;
 
   $addSyncFn$($funcStr$: string | null, argsCount: number, fn: Function): number;
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ export interface SerializationContext {
   $writer$: StreamWriter;
   $syncFns$: string[];
 
-  $eventQrls$: Set<QRL>;
+  eventQrls: Set<QRL>;
   $eventNames$: Set<string>;
   $resources$: Set<ResourceReturnInternal<unknown>>;
   $renderSymbols$: Set<string>;
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ export const createSerializationContext = (
     return pathStr;
   };
 
-  const $addRoot$ = (obj: any, parent: unknown = null) => {
+  const addRoot = (obj: any, parent: unknown = null) => {
     let seen = seenObjsMap.get(obj);
     if (!seen) {
       const rootIndex = roots.length;
@@ -771,20 +771,20 @@ export const createSerializationContext = (
   ) as (obj: unknown) => obj is DomRef;
 
   return {
-    async $serialize$(): Promise<void> {
+    async serialize(): Promise<void> {
       return await serialize(this);
     },
     $isSsrNode$: isSsrNode,
     $isDomRef$: isDomRef,
     $symbolToChunkResolver$: symbolToChunkResolver,
     $wasSeen$,
-    $roots$: roots,
+    roots,
     $seen$,
     $hasRootId$: (obj: any) => {
       const id = seenObjsMap.get(obj);
       return id?.$parent$ === null ? id.$index$ : undefined;
     },
-    $addRoot$,
+    addRoot,
     $addRootPath$,
     $syncFns$: syncFns,
     $addSyncFn$: (funcStr: string | null, argCount: number, fn: Function) => {
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ export const createSerializationContext = (
       return id;
     },
     $writer$: writer,
-    $eventQrls$: new Set<QRL>(),
+    eventQrls: new Set<QRL>(),
     $eventNames$: new Set<string>(),
     $resources$: new Set<ResourceReturnInternal<unknown>>(),
     $renderSymbols$: new Set<string>(),
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ function $discoverRoots$(
   parent: unknown,
   index: number
 ): void {
-  const { $wasSeen$, $seen$, $addRoot$ } = serializationContext;
+  const { $wasSeen$, $seen$, addRoot: $addRoot$ } = serializationContext;
   if (!(shouldTrackObj(obj) || frameworkType(obj))) {
     return;
   }
@@ -879,8 +879,15 @@ class PromiseResult {
  * - Therefore root indexes need to be doubled to get the actual index.
  */
 async function serialize(serializationContext: SerializationContext): Promise<void> {
-  const { $writer$, $isSsrNode$, $isDomRef$, $storeProxyMap$, $addRoot$, $pathMap$, $wasSeen$ } =
-    serializationContext;
+  const {
+    $writer$,
+    $isSsrNode$,
+    $isDomRef$,
+    $storeProxyMap$,
+    addRoot: $addRoot$,
+    $pathMap$,
+    $wasSeen$,
+  } = serializationContext;
   let depth = 0;
   const forwardRefs: number[] = [];
   let forwardRefsId = 0;
@@ -930,7 +937,7 @@ async function serialize(serializationContext: SerializationContext): Promise<vo
 
   const addPreloadQrl = (qrl: QRLInternal) => {
     preloadQrls.add(qrl);
-    serializationContext.$addRoot$(qrl, null);
+    serializationContext.addRoot(qrl, null);
   };
 
   const outputRootRef = (value: unknown, elseCallback: () => void) => {
@@ -964,7 +971,7 @@ async function serialize(serializationContext: SerializationContext): Promise<vo
           if (isRootObject()) {
             output(type, qrl);
           } else {
-            const id = serializationContext.$addRoot$(qrl);
+            const id = serializationContext.addRoot(qrl);
             output(type, id);
           }
         });
@@ -1092,7 +1099,7 @@ async function serialize(serializationContext: SerializationContext): Promise<vo
           if ($storeProxyMap$.has(propValue)) {
             const innerStore = $storeProxyMap$.get(propValue);
             innerStores.push(innerStore);
-            serializationContext.$addRoot$(innerStore);
+            serializationContext.addRoot(innerStore);
           }
         }
 
@@ -1318,7 +1325,7 @@ async function serialize(serializationContext: SerializationContext): Promise<vo
     $writer$.write('[');
 
     let lastRootsLength = 0;
-    let rootsLength = serializationContext.$roots$.length;
+    let rootsLength = serializationContext.roots.length;
     while (lastRootsLength < rootsLength || promises.size) {
       if (lastRootsLength !== 0) {
         $writer$.write(',');
@@ -1331,7 +1338,7 @@ async function serialize(serializationContext: SerializationContext): Promise<vo
         } else {
           separator = true;
         }
-        writeValue(serializationContext.$roots$[i]);
+        writeValue(serializationContext.roots[i]);
       }
 
       if (promises.size) {
@@ -1343,7 +1350,7 @@ async function serialize(serializationContext: SerializationContext): Promise<vo
       }
 
       lastRootsLength = rootsLength;
-      rootsLength = serializationContext.$roots$.length;
+      rootsLength = serializationContext.roots.length;
     }
 
     if (forwardRefs.length) {
@@ -1462,7 +1469,7 @@ export function qrlToString(
         serializedReferences += ' ';
       }
       // We refer by id so every capture needs to be a root
-      serializedReferences += serializationContext.$addRoot$(value.$captureRef$[i]);
+      serializedReferences += serializationContext.addRoot(value.$captureRef$[i]);
     }
     qrlStringInline += `[${serializedReferences}]`;
   } else if (value.$capture$ && value.$capture$.length > 0) {
@@ -1488,9 +1495,9 @@ export async function _serialize(data: unknown[]): Promise<string> {
   );
 
   for (const root of data) {
-    serializationContext.$addRoot$(root);
+    serializationContext.addRoot(root);
   }
-  await serializationContext.$serialize$();
+  await serializationContext.serialize();
   return serializationContext.$writer$.toString();
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.unit.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.unit.ts
index bf3b6822f0b..c4e2d467ab6 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.unit.ts
@@ -1064,9 +1064,9 @@ async function serialize(...roots: any[]): Promise<any[]> {
     null!
   );
   for (const root of roots) {
-    sCtx.$addRoot$(root, null);
+    sCtx.addRoot(root, null);
   }
-  await sCtx.$serialize$();
+  await sCtx.serialize();
   const objs = JSON.parse(sCtx.$writer$.toString());
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   DEBUG && console.log(objs);
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/types.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/types.ts
index 18b9f67b85d..89298140278 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/types.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/types.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface Container {
   readonly $locale$: string;
   /// Retrieve Object from paused serialized state.
   readonly $getObjectById$: (id: number | string) => any;
-  readonly $serverData$: Record<string, any>;
+  readonly serverData: Record<string, any>;
   $currentUniqueId$: number;
   $buildBase$: string | null;
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/ssr/ssr-render-jsx.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/ssr/ssr-render-jsx.ts
index 51829a41093..3a415c45a85 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/ssr/ssr-render-jsx.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/ssr/ssr-render-jsx.ts
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ function addQwikEventToSerializationContext(
   const eventName = getEventNameFromJsxEvent(key);
   if (eventName) {
     serializationCtx.$eventNames$.add(eventName);
-    serializationCtx.$eventQrls$.add(qrl);
+    serializationCtx.eventQrls.add(qrl);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/use/use-env-data.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/use/use-env-data.ts
index 32d14476857..8ef40569ad1 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/use/use-env-data.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/use/use-env-data.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ export function useServerData<T, B = T>(key: string, defaultValue: B): T | B;
 /** @public */
 export function useServerData(key: string, defaultValue?: any) {
   const ctx = tryGetInvokeContext();
-  return ctx?.$container$?.$serverData$[key] ?? defaultValue;
+  return ctx?.$container$?.serverData[key] ?? defaultValue;
 }
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-container.ts b/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-container.ts
index edbaabe6f95..9cf612e23b4 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-container.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-container.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
     containerAttributes[QManifestHashAttr] = this.resolvedManifest.manifest.manifestHash;
     containerAttributes[QInstanceAttr] = this.$instanceHash$;
 
-    this.$serverData$.containerAttributes = containerAttributes;
+    this.serverData.containerAttributes = containerAttributes;
 
     const containerAttributeArray = Object.entries(containerAttributes).reduce<string[]>(
       (acc, [key, value]) => {
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
     const componentFrame = this.getComponentFrame();
     if (componentFrame) {
       // TODO: we should probably serialize only projection VNode
-      this.serializationCtx.$addRoot$(componentFrame.componentNode);
+      this.serializationCtx.addRoot(componentFrame.componentNode);
       componentFrame.projectionDepth++;
     }
   }
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
     if (this.$noMoreRoots$) {
       return this.serializationCtx.$hasRootId$(obj);
     }
-    return this.serializationCtx.$addRoot$(obj);
+    return this.serializationCtx.addRoot(obj);
   }
 
   getLastNode(): ISsrNode {
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
    * skipped. By choosing different separators we can encode different numbers of elements to skip.
    */
   emitVNodeData() {
-    if (!this.serializationCtx.$roots$.length) {
+    if (!this.serializationCtx.roots.length) {
       return;
     }
     this.openElement('script', ['type', 'qwik/vnode']);
@@ -825,11 +825,11 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
   }
 
   private emitStateData(): ValueOrPromise<void> {
-    if (!this.serializationCtx.$roots$.length) {
+    if (!this.serializationCtx.roots.length) {
       return;
     }
     this.openElement('script', ['type', 'qwik/state']);
-    return maybeThen(this.serializationCtx.$serialize$(), () => {
+    return maybeThen(this.serializationCtx.serialize(), () => {
       this.closeElement();
     });
   }
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
   }
 
   private emitPreloads() {
-    const qrls = Array.from(this.serializationCtx.$eventQrls$) as QRLInternal[];
+    const qrls = Array.from(this.serializationCtx.eventQrls) as QRLInternal[];
     /**
      * Skip preloader injection if preloader is exactly `null` or if there are no qrls (since then
      * there is no reactivity)
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
   }
 
   isStatic(): boolean {
-    return this.serializationCtx.$eventQrls$.size === 0;
+    return this.serializationCtx.eventQrls.size === 0;
   }
 
   private getQwikLoaderPositionMode() {
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-render.ts b/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-render.ts
index c21aba04121..2c58063cae2 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-render.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-render.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function getSnapshotResult(ssrContainer: SSRContainer): SnapshotResult {
     ? {
         funcs: Array.from(ssrContainer.serializationCtx.$syncFns$),
         mode: canRender ? 'render' : 'listeners',
-        qrls: Array.from(ssrContainer.serializationCtx.$eventQrls$),
+        qrls: Array.from(ssrContainer.serializationCtx.eventQrls),
         resources: Array.from(ssrContainer.serializationCtx.$resources$),
       }
     : {
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-core.ts b/scripts/submodule-core.ts
index fb9bbc8dbf6..7dc8361a129 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-core.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-core.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ async function submoduleCoreProduction(config: BuildConfig, code: string, outPat
       ecma: 2020,
       preamble: getBanner('@qwik.dev/core', config.distVersion),
     },
-    mangle: false,
+    mangle: {
+      properties: {
+        regex: '^\\$.+\\$$',
+      },
+    },
   });
   code = result.code!;