diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 82aa4ccb2..8d809172f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release/**'
     paths:
       - 'packages/*/pyproject.toml'
       - '!packages/*/samples/**/pyproject.toml'
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
   detect-publishable-packages:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      packages: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.packages }}
-      count: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.count }}
+      packages: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.packages || '[]' }}
+      count: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.count || '0' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Detect publishable packages
         id: detect
+        if: ${{ !github.event.created }}
         run: python .github/scripts/detect_publishable_packages.py
 
   # --- Tier 0: uipath-core (no internal dependencies) ---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5e05e9c73..f63adfbcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release/**'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
+    secrets:
+      SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
 
   check-versions:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/check-version-availability.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
index 58e37a42a..e51109260 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Test Packages
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      SONAR_TOKEN:
+        required: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -176,12 +179,53 @@ jobs:
         run: uv sync --all-extras --python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.check.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        if: steps.check.outputs.skip != 'true' && !(matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.13')
         working-directory: packages/uipath
         run: uv run pytest
 
+      - name: Run tests with coverage
+        if: steps.check.outputs.skip != 'true' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.13'
+        working-directory: packages/uipath
+        run: uv run pytest --cov-report=xml
+
+      - name: Upload coverage XML report
+        if: steps.check.outputs.skip != 'true' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.13' && always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: coverage-xml-uipath
+          path: packages/uipath/coverage.xml
+          retention-days: 30
+
     continue-on-error: true
 
+  sonarcloud:
+    name: SonarCloud
+    needs: [test-uipath-core, test-uipath-platform, test-uipath]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: always() && needs.test-uipath-core.result != 'failure' && needs.test-uipath-platform.result != 'failure' && needs.test-uipath.result != 'failure'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download uipath coverage
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          name: coverage-xml-uipath
+          path: packages/uipath
+
+      - name: Rewrite coverage XML <source> to repo-relative path
+        run: sed -i -E 's|<source>.*packages/uipath/src</source>\|<source>src</source>|<source>packages/uipath/src</source>|g' packages/uipath/coverage.xml || true
+
+      - name: SonarCloud Scan
+        uses: SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action@2f77a1ec69fb1d595b06f35ab27e97605bdef703  # v5
+        env:
+          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+
   test-gate:
     name: Test
     needs: [test-uipath-core, test-uipath-platform, test-uipath]
diff --git a/packages/uipath/pyproject.toml b/packages/uipath/pyproject.toml
index d086b5ce6..ca5372502 100644
--- a/packages/uipath/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/uipath/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "uipath"
-version = "2.10.37"
+version = "2.10.37.post1"
 description = "Python SDK and CLI for UiPath Platform, enabling programmatic interaction with automation services, process management, and deployment tools."
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/packages/uipath/src/uipath/_cli/_debug/_bridge.py b/packages/uipath/src/uipath/_cli/_debug/_bridge.py
index 9607398a0..d9afe0e31 100644
--- a/packages/uipath/src/uipath/_cli/_debug/_bridge.py
+++ b/packages/uipath/src/uipath/_cli/_debug/_bridge.py
@@ -741,6 +741,9 @@ async def _handle_start(self, args: list[Any]) -> None:
             f"Debug started: breakpoints={self.state.breakpoints}, step_mode={step_mode}"
         )
 
+        # handle race conditions, runtime connected to debug bridge before the receiver
+        await self.emit_execution_started()
+
     async def _handle_resume(self, args: list[Any]) -> None:
         """Handle Resume command from SignalR server.
 
diff --git a/packages/uipath/tests/cli/chat/test_bridge.py b/packages/uipath/tests/cli/chat/test_bridge.py
index 2da4f31ad..96441b56f 100644
--- a/packages/uipath/tests/cli/chat/test_bridge.py
+++ b/packages/uipath/tests/cli/chat/test_bridge.py
@@ -351,3 +351,43 @@ async def test_send_with_datetime_does_not_raise(self) -> None:
         assert parsed_data["message"] == "test message"
         assert isinstance(parsed_data["timestamp"], str)
         assert isinstance(parsed_data["nested"]["created_at"], str)
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_handle_start_emits_execution_started(self) -> None:
+        """Start command applies breakpoints and re-emits ExecutionStarted."""
+        bridge = SignalRDebugBridge(
+            hub_url="wss://test.example.com/signalr",
+            access_token="test-token",
+            headers={},
+        )
+
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_client.send = AsyncMock()
+        bridge._client = mock_client
+
+        await bridge._handle_start(
+            ['{"breakpoints": ["node-a", "node-b"], "enableStepMode": true}']
+        )
+
+        assert bridge.state.breakpoints == {"node-a", "node-b"}
+        assert bridge.state.step_mode is True
+        mock_client.send.assert_awaited_once()
+        assert mock_client.send.call_args.kwargs["arguments"][0] == (
+            "OnExecutionStarted"
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_handle_start_with_empty_args_does_not_emit(self) -> None:
+        bridge = SignalRDebugBridge(
+            hub_url="wss://test.example.com/signalr",
+            access_token="test-token",
+            headers={},
+        )
+
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_client.send = AsyncMock()
+        bridge._client = mock_client
+
+        await bridge._handle_start([])
+
+        mock_client.send.assert_not_awaited()
diff --git a/packages/uipath/uv.lock b/packages/uipath/uv.lock
index c8ec1eafc..b07fe1e1f 100644
--- a/packages/uipath/uv.lock
+++ b/packages/uipath/uv.lock
@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uipath"
-version = "2.10.37"
+version = "2.10.37.post1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "applicationinsights" },
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9aa72ff12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+sonar.projectKey=UiPath_uipath-python
+sonar.organization=ui
+sonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io
+
+sonar.sources=packages/uipath/src,packages/uipath-core/src,packages/uipath-platform/src
+sonar.tests=packages/uipath/tests,packages/uipath-core/tests,packages/uipath-platform/tests
+
+sonar.python.version=3.11,3.12,3.13
+sonar.python.coverage.reportPaths=packages/uipath/coverage.xml
+
+sonar.exclusions=**/samples/**,**/testcases/**,**/template/**,**/_resources/**
+
+sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8