diff --git a/.github/scripts/doc_release.sh b/.github/scripts/doc_release.sh
index 883a0ebc8d..1fafd6d0df 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/doc_release.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/doc_release.sh
@@ -19,18 +19,27 @@
 BUILD_DIR="doc/_build/scikit-learn-intelex"
 STORAGE_BRANCH="doc_archive"
 
+# Parse command line arguments
+IS_DEV_MODE=false
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --dev)
+            IS_DEV_MODE=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
 # Check if TEMP_DOC_FOLDER is set
 if [ -z "$TEMP_DOC_FOLDER" ]; then
     echo "::error::TEMP_DOC_FOLDER environment variable is not set!"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Ensure the build directory exists
-if [ ! -d "$BUILD_DIR" ]; then
-    echo "::error: Documentation build directory not found!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 rm -rf $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER
 mkdir -p $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER
 
@@ -53,24 +62,61 @@ sync_from_branch $STORAGE_BRANCH
 sync_from_branch "gh-pages"
 
 ##### Prepare new doc #####
-# Copy the new built version to $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER
-mkdir -p $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/$SHORT_DOC_VERSION
-cp -R doc/_build/scikit-learn-intelex/$SHORT_DOC_VERSION/* $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/$SHORT_DOC_VERSION/
-
-# Update latest
-rm -rf $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/latest
-mkdir -p $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/latest
-cp -R doc/_build/scikit-learn-intelex/$SHORT_DOC_VERSION/* $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/latest/
+if [ "$IS_DEV_MODE" = true ]; then
+    # Dev mode: Build and update dev documentation
+    echo "Building dev documentation..."
+    
+    # Ensure the build directory exists
+    if [ ! -d "$BUILD_DIR" ]; then
+        echo "::error: Documentation build directory not found!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Copy dev documentation from build directory
+    if [ ! -d "$BUILD_DIR/dev" ]; then
+        echo "::error: Dev documentation not found in build directory!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    rm -rf $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev
+    mkdir -p $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev
+    cp -R $BUILD_DIR/dev/* $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev/
+else
+    # Release mode: Copy from dev to create new release version
+    echo "Creating release documentation for version $SHORT_DOC_VERSION from dev..."
+    
+    if [ ! -d "$TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev" ]; then
+        echo "::error: Dev documentation not found! Cannot create release."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Create versioned folder from dev
+    mkdir -p $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/$SHORT_DOC_VERSION
+    cp -R $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev/* $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/$SHORT_DOC_VERSION/
+
+    # Update latest
+    rm -rf $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/latest
+    mkdir -p $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/latest
+    cp -R $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev/* $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/latest/
+fi
 
-# Copy index.html
-cp doc/_build/scikit-learn-intelex/index.html $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/
+# Copy root index.html if it exists (only in dev mode, as release mode doesn't build)
+if [ "$IS_DEV_MODE" = true ] && [ -f "$BUILD_DIR/index.html" ]; then
+    cp $BUILD_DIR/index.html $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/
+fi
 
 # Generate versions.json
-mkdir -p $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER
 echo "[" > $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/versions.json
-# Add latest entry first
-echo '  {"name": "latest", "version": "'$SHORT_DOC_VERSION'", "url": "/scikit-learn-intelex/latest/"},' >> $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/versions.json
-# Add all year.month folders
+# Add dev entry if it exists
+if [ -d "$TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev" ]; then
+    echo '  {"name": "dev (next release)", "version": "dev", "url": "/scikit-learn-intelex/dev/"},' >> $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/versions.json
+fi
+# Add latest entry if it exists
+if [ -d "$TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/latest" ]; then
+    LATEST_VERSION=$(find $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9].[0-9]*" | sort -rV | head -n 1 | xargs basename 2>/dev/null || echo "latest")
+    echo '  {"name": "latest", "version": "'$LATEST_VERSION'", "url": "/scikit-learn-intelex/latest/"},' >> $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/versions.json
+fi
+# Add all versioned folders
 for version in $(ls -d $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9].[0-9]* 2>/dev/null || true); do
     version=$(basename "$version")
     echo '  {"name": "'$version'", "version": "'$version'", "url": "/scikit-learn-intelex/'$version'/"},'
@@ -85,42 +131,65 @@ cat $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/versions.json
 git checkout -- .github/scripts/doc_release.sh
 
 ##### Archive to doc_archive branch #####
-echo "Archiving version $SHORT_DOC_VERSION to branch $STORAGE_BRANCH..."
 git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
 git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
-# Check if storage branch exists
-if git ls-remote --heads origin "$STORAGE_BRANCH" | grep -q "$STORAGE_BRANCH"; then
-    echo "Storage branch exists, fetching it..."
-    git fetch origin $STORAGE_BRANCH
-    git checkout $STORAGE_BRANCH
+if [ "$IS_DEV_MODE" = true ]; then
+    # Dev mode: Archive dev documentation
+    echo "Archiving dev documentation to branch $STORAGE_BRANCH..."
     
-    # Add only the new version directory
-    mkdir -p $SHORT_DOC_VERSION
-    rsync -av $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/$SHORT_DOC_VERSION/ $SHORT_DOC_VERSION/    
-    git add $SHORT_DOC_VERSION
-    git commit -m "Add documentation for version $SHORT_DOC_VERSION"
-else
-    echo "Creating new storage branch with all current versions..."
-    # Create an empty orphan branch
-    git checkout --orphan $STORAGE_BRANCH
-    git rm -rf .
-
-    # Copy only version folders
-    for version_dir in $(find $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9].[0-9]*" 2>/dev/null); do
-        version=$(basename "$version_dir")
-        mkdir -p $version
-        rsync -av "$version_dir/" $version/
-    done
+    if git ls-remote --heads origin "$STORAGE_BRANCH" | grep -q "$STORAGE_BRANCH"; then
+        echo "Storage branch exists, updating dev documentation..."
+        git fetch origin $STORAGE_BRANCH
+        git checkout $STORAGE_BRANCH
+        
+        rm -rf dev
+        mkdir -p dev
+        rsync -av $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev/ dev/
+        git add dev
+        git commit -m "Update dev documentation" || echo "No changes to commit for dev"
+    else
+        echo "Creating new storage branch with dev documentation..."
+        git checkout --orphan $STORAGE_BRANCH
+        git rm -rf .
+        
+        mkdir -p dev
+        rsync -av $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/dev/ dev/
+        git add dev
+        git commit -m "Initialize doc archive branch with dev documentation"
+    fi
     
-    # Git only add version folders
-    git add -- [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9].[0-9]* 
-    git commit -m "Initialize doc archive branch with all versions"
-fi
-
-# Push changes
-git push origin $STORAGE_BRANCH
+    git push origin $STORAGE_BRANCH
+    git checkout $CURRENT_BRANCH
+else
+    # Release mode: Archive versioned documentation
+    echo "Archiving version $SHORT_DOC_VERSION to branch $STORAGE_BRANCH..."
+
+    if git ls-remote --heads origin "$STORAGE_BRANCH" | grep -q "$STORAGE_BRANCH"; then
+        echo "Storage branch exists, fetching it..."
+        git fetch origin $STORAGE_BRANCH
+        git checkout $STORAGE_BRANCH
+        
+        mkdir -p $SHORT_DOC_VERSION
+        rsync -av $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER/$SHORT_DOC_VERSION/ $SHORT_DOC_VERSION/    
+        git add $SHORT_DOC_VERSION
+        git commit -m "Add documentation for version $SHORT_DOC_VERSION"
+    else
+        echo "Creating new storage branch..."
+        git checkout --orphan $STORAGE_BRANCH
+        git rm -rf .
+
+        for version_dir in $(find $TEMP_DOC_FOLDER -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9].[0-9]*" 2>/dev/null); do
+            version=$(basename "$version_dir")
+            mkdir -p $version
+            rsync -av "$version_dir/" $version/
+        done
+        
+        git add -- [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9].[0-9]* 
+        git commit -m "Initialize doc archive branch with all versions"
+    fi
 
-# Return to original branch
-git checkout $CURRENT_BRANCH
\ No newline at end of file
+    git push origin $STORAGE_BRANCH
+    git checkout $CURRENT_BRANCH
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-release.yml
index 90001530a2..fee1803337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - '[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]?\.[0-9]' # Trigger on tag pushes
+  pull_request:
+    # Trigger when PR is merged
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'doc/**'
+      - 'sklearnex/**'
+      - 'daal4py/**'
+      - 'onedal/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/docs-release.yml'
+      - '.github/scripts/doc_release.sh'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       doc_version:
@@ -29,6 +41,8 @@ permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
   build-docs:
+    # Skip if PR was closed without merging
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -59,9 +73,14 @@ jobs:
         if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.doc_version }}" ]; then
           export DOC_VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.doc_version }}"
           echo "Manual dispatch detected with version: $DOC_VERSION"
-        else
+        elif [ "${{ github.ref_type }}" = "tag" ]; then
           export DOC_VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
           echo "Tag trigger detected with version: $DOC_VERSION"
+        else
+          echo "Push to main branch detected, building dev documentation"
+          echo "IS_DEV_BUILD=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SHORT_DOC_VERSION=dev" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          exit 0
         fi
         # Error out if cannot find version
         if [ -z "$DOC_VERSION" ]; then
@@ -72,7 +91,9 @@ jobs:
         # export env var in other files
         echo "DOC_VERSION=$DOC_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "SHORT_DOC_VERSION=$SHORT_DOC_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "IS_DEV_BUILD=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Checkout release branch
+      if: env.IS_DEV_BUILD == 'false'
       run: |
         if git checkout $DOC_VERSION 2>/dev/null; then
           echo "Successfully checked out tag $DOC_VERSION."
@@ -87,11 +108,13 @@ jobs:
         pip install -r dependencies-dev
         pip install -r requirements-doc.txt
     - name: Build daal4py/sklearnex
+      if: env.IS_DEV_BUILD == 'true'
       run: |
         export DALROOT=$(dirname $(dirname $(which python)))
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(dirname $(dirname $(which python)))/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
         ./conda-recipe/build.sh
     - name: Build scikit-learn-intelex Documentation
+      if: env.IS_DEV_BUILD == 'true'
       run: |
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(dirname $(dirname $(which python)))/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
         cd doc
@@ -103,7 +126,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Prepare Documentation for Deployment
       run: |
         chmod +x .github/scripts/doc_release.sh
-        ./.github/scripts/doc_release.sh
+        if [ "${{ env.IS_DEV_BUILD }}" = "true" ]; then
+          ./.github/scripts/doc_release.sh --dev
+        else
+          ./.github/scripts/doc_release.sh
+        fi
 
     - name: Upload artifact for GitHub Pages
       uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@7b1f4a764d45c48632c6b24a0339c27f5614fb0b # v4.0.0
diff --git a/doc/build-doc.sh b/doc/build-doc.sh
index 14cab0555d..53ba9ec54d 100755
--- a/doc/build-doc.sh
+++ b/doc/build-doc.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [[ "$*" == *"--gh-pages"* ]]; then
     export SOURCEDIR=sources
 
     sphinx-build -b html $SPHINXOPTS $SOURCEDIR $BUILDDIR/$SPHINXPROJ/$DOC_VERSION
-    echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; URL='/$SPHINXPROJ/$DOC_VERSION/'\" / >" >> $BUILDDIR/$SPHINXPROJ/index.html
+    echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; URL='/$SPHINXPROJ/latest/'\" / >" >> $BUILDDIR/$SPHINXPROJ/index.html
 else
     make html
 fi