diff --git a/dev/conductor/README.md b/dev/conductor/README.md
index 4a1c6abbf82..8e9f5bd78c7 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/README.md
+++ b/dev/conductor/README.md
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Releases are initialized with the `start` sub-command, like:
 conductor start \
   --candidate-branch=flutter-2.2-candidate.10 \
   --release-channel=beta \
-  --framework-mirror=git@github.com:flutter-contributor/flutter.git \
-  --engine-mirror=git@github.com:flutter-contributor/engine.git \
+  --framework-mirror=git@github.com:username/flutter.git \
+  --engine-mirror=git@github.com:username/engine.git \
   --engine-cherrypicks=72114dafe28c8700f1d5d629c6ae9d34172ba395 \
   --framework-cherrypicks=a3e66b396746f6581b2b7efd1b0d0f0074215128,d8d853436206e86f416236b930e97779b143a100 \
   --dart-revision=4511eb2a779a612d9d6b2012123575013e0aef12
@@ -54,3 +54,51 @@ Upon successful completion of the release, the following command will remove the
 persistent state file:
 
 `conductor clean`
+
+## Steps
+
+Once the user has finished manual steps for each step, they proceed to the next
+step with the command:
+
+`conductor next`
+
+### Apply Engine Cherrypicks
+
+The tool will attempt to auto-apply all engine cherrypicks. However, any
+cherrypicks that result in a merge conflict will be reverted and it is left to
+the user to manually cherry-pick them (with the command `git cherry-pick
+$REVISION`) and resolve the merge conflict in their checkout.
+
+Once a PR is opened, the user must validate CI builds. If there are regressions
+(or if the `licenses_check` fails, then
+`//engine/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party` must be updated to match the
+output of the failing test), then the user must fix these tests in their local
+checkout and push their changes again.
+
+### Codesign Engine Binaries
+
+The user must validate post-submit CI builds for their merged engine PR have
+passed. A link to the web dashboard is available via `conductor status`. Once
+the post-submit CI builds have all passed, the user must codesign engine
+binaries for the **merged** engine commit.
+
+### Apply Framework Cherrypicks
+
+The tool will attempt to auto-apply all framework cherrypicks. However, any
+cherrypicks that result in a merge conflict will be reverted and it is left to
+the user to manually cherry-pick them (with the command `git cherry-pick
+$REVISION`) and resolve the merge conflict in their checkout.
+
+### Publish Version
+
+This step will add a version git tag to the final Framework commit and push it
+to the upstream repository.
+
+### Publish Channel
+
+This step will update the upstream release branch.
+
+### Verify Release
+
+For the final step, the user must manually verify that packaging builds have
+finished successfully.
diff --git a/dev/conductor/bin/conductor.dart b/dev/conductor/bin/conductor.dart
index 4906ff9351a..26243efe56f 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/bin/conductor.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/bin/conductor.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import 'package:conductor/candidates.dart';
 import 'package:conductor/clean.dart';
 import 'package:conductor/codesign.dart';
 import 'package:conductor/globals.dart';
+import 'package:conductor/next.dart';
 import 'package:conductor/repository.dart';
 import 'package:conductor/roll_dev.dart';
 import 'package:conductor/start.dart';
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
       checkouts: checkouts,
       flutterRoot: localFlutterRoot,
     ),
+    NextCommand(
+      checkouts: checkouts,
+    ),
   ].forEach(runner.addCommand);
 
   if (!assertsEnabled()) {
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/codesign.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/codesign.dart
index a69df0e4c64..3831ccc89ae 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/codesign.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/codesign.dart
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ class CodesignCommand extends Command<void> {
       revision = (processManager.runSync(
         <String>['git', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'],
         workingDirectory: framework.checkoutDirectory.path,
-      ).stdout as String)
-          .trim();
+      ).stdout as String).trim();
       assert(revision.isNotEmpty);
     }
 
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ class CodesignCommand extends Command<void> {
     if (wrongEntitlementBinaries.isNotEmpty) {
       stdio.printError(
           'Found ${wrongEntitlementBinaries.length} binaries with unexpected entitlements:');
-      wrongEntitlementBinaries.forEach(print);
+      wrongEntitlementBinaries.forEach(stdio.printError);
     }
 
     if (unexpectedBinaries.isNotEmpty) {
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/globals.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/globals.dart
index a0e5c35826f..54a5d0f1ad1 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/globals.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/globals.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const List<String> kReleaseChannels = <String>[
 
 const String kReleaseDocumentationUrl = 'https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki/Flutter-Cherrypick-Process';
 
+const String kLuciPackagingConsoleLink = 'https://ci.chromium.org/p/flutter/g/packaging/console';
+
 final RegExp releaseCandidateBranchRegex = RegExp(
   r'flutter-(\d+)\.(\d+)-candidate\.(\d+)',
 );
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/next.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/next.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b59f238efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/next.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// @dart = 2.8
+
+import 'package:args/command_runner.dart';
+import 'package:file/file.dart' show File;
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart' show required, visibleForTesting;
+import './globals.dart';
+import './proto/conductor_state.pb.dart' as pb;
+import './proto/conductor_state.pbenum.dart';
+import './repository.dart';
+import './state.dart';
+import './stdio.dart';
+
+const String kStateOption = 'state-file';
+const String kYesFlag = 'yes';
+const String kForceFlag = 'force';
+
+/// Command to proceed from one [pb.ReleasePhase] to the next.
+class NextCommand extends Command<void> {
+  NextCommand({
+    @required this.checkouts,
+  }) {
+    final String defaultPath = defaultStateFilePath(checkouts.platform);
+    argParser.addOption(
+      kStateOption,
+      defaultsTo: defaultPath,
+      help: 'Path to persistent state file. Defaults to $defaultPath',
+    );
+    argParser.addFlag(
+      kYesFlag,
+      help: 'Auto-accept any confirmation prompts.',
+      hide: true, // primarily for integration testing
+    );
+    argParser.addFlag(
+      kForceFlag,
+      help: 'Force push when updating remote git branches.',
+    );
+  }
+
+  final Checkouts checkouts;
+
+  @override
+  String get name => 'next';
+
+  @override
+  String get description => 'Proceed to the next release phase.';
+
+  @override
+  void run() {
+    runNext(
+      autoAccept: argResults[kYesFlag] as bool,
+      checkouts: checkouts,
+      force: argResults[kForceFlag] as bool,
+      stateFile: checkouts.fileSystem.file(argResults[kStateOption]),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+@visibleForTesting
+bool prompt(String message, Stdio stdio) {
+  stdio.write('${message.trim()} (y/n) ');
+  final String response = stdio.readLineSync().trim();
+  final String firstChar = response[0].toUpperCase();
+  if (firstChar == 'Y') {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (firstChar == 'N') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  throw ConductorException(
+    'Unknown user input (expected "y" or "n"): $response',
+  );
+}
+
+@visibleForTesting
+void runNext({
+  @required bool autoAccept,
+  @required bool force,
+  @required Checkouts checkouts,
+  @required File stateFile,
+}) {
+  final Stdio stdio = checkouts.stdio;
+  const List<CherrypickState> finishedStates = <CherrypickState>[
+    CherrypickState.COMPLETED,
+    CherrypickState.ABANDONED,
+  ];
+  if (!stateFile.existsSync()) {
+    throw ConductorException(
+      'No persistent state file found at ${stateFile.path}.',
+    );
+  }
+
+  final pb.ConductorState state = readStateFromFile(stateFile);
+
+  switch (state.currentPhase) {
+    case pb.ReleasePhase.APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS:
+      final List<pb.Cherrypick> unappliedCherrypicks = <pb.Cherrypick>[];
+      for (final pb.Cherrypick cherrypick in state.engine.cherrypicks) {
+        if (!finishedStates.contains(cherrypick.state)) {
+          unappliedCherrypicks.add(cherrypick);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (state.engine.cherrypicks.isEmpty) {
+        stdio.printStatus('This release has no engine cherrypicks.');
+        break;
+      } else if (unappliedCherrypicks.isEmpty) {
+        stdio.printStatus('All engine cherrypicks have been auto-applied by '
+            'the conductor.\n');
+        if (autoAccept == false) {
+          final bool response = prompt(
+            'Are you ready to push your changes to the repository '
+            '${state.engine.mirror.url}?',
+            stdio,
+          );
+          if (!response) {
+            stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+            writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        stdio.printStatus(
+          'There were ${unappliedCherrypicks.length} cherrypicks that were not auto-applied.');
+        stdio.printStatus('These must be applied manually in the directory '
+          '${state.engine.checkoutPath} before proceeding.\n');
+        if (autoAccept == false) {
+          final bool response = prompt(
+              'Are you ready to push your engine branch to the repository '
+              '${state.engine.mirror.url}?',
+            stdio,
+          );
+          if (!response) {
+            stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+            writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case pb.ReleasePhase.CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES:
+      if (autoAccept == false) {
+        // TODO(fujino): actually test if binaries have been codesigned on macOS
+        final bool response = prompt(
+          'Has CI passed for the engine PR and binaries been codesigned?',
+          stdio,
+        );
+        if (!response) {
+          stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+          writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case pb.ReleasePhase.APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS:
+      final List<pb.Cherrypick> unappliedCherrypicks = <pb.Cherrypick>[];
+      for (final pb.Cherrypick cherrypick in state.framework.cherrypicks) {
+        if (!finishedStates.contains(cherrypick.state)) {
+          unappliedCherrypicks.add(cherrypick);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (state.framework.cherrypicks.isEmpty) {
+        stdio.printStatus('This release has no framework cherrypicks.');
+        break;
+      } else if (unappliedCherrypicks.isEmpty) {
+        stdio.printStatus('All framework cherrypicks have been auto-applied by '
+            'the conductor.\n');
+        if (autoAccept == false) {
+          final bool response = prompt(
+            'Are you ready to push your changes to the repository '
+            '${state.framework.mirror.url}?',
+            stdio,
+          );
+          if (!response) {
+            stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+            writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        stdio.printStatus(
+          'There were ${unappliedCherrypicks.length} cherrypicks that were not auto-applied.');
+        stdio.printStatus('These must be applied manually in the directory '
+          '${state.framework.checkoutPath} before proceeding.\n');
+        if (autoAccept == false) {
+          final bool response = prompt(
+              'Are you ready to push your framework branch to the repository '
+              '${state.framework.mirror.url}?',
+            stdio,
+          );
+          if (!response) {
+            stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+            writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case pb.ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_VERSION:
+      stdio.printStatus('Please ensure that you have merged your framework PR and that');
+      stdio.printStatus('post-submit CI has finished successfully.\n');
+      final Remote upstream = Remote(
+        name: RemoteName.upstream,
+        url: state.framework.upstream.url,
+      );
+      final FrameworkRepository framework = FrameworkRepository(
+        checkouts,
+        initialRef: state.framework.candidateBranch,
+        upstreamRemote: upstream,
+        previousCheckoutLocation: state.framework.checkoutPath,
+      );
+      final String headRevision = framework.reverseParse('HEAD');
+      if (autoAccept == false) {
+        final bool response = prompt(
+          'Has CI passed for the framework PR?',
+          stdio,
+        );
+        if (!response) {
+          stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+          writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      framework.tag(headRevision, state.releaseVersion, upstream.name);
+      break;
+    case pb.ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_CHANNEL:
+      final Remote upstream = Remote(
+        name: RemoteName.upstream,
+        url: state.framework.upstream.url,
+      );
+      final FrameworkRepository framework = FrameworkRepository(
+        checkouts,
+        initialRef: state.framework.candidateBranch,
+        upstreamRemote: upstream,
+        previousCheckoutLocation: state.framework.checkoutPath,
+      );
+      final String headRevision = framework.reverseParse('HEAD');
+      if (autoAccept == false) {
+        final bool response = prompt(
+            'Are you ready to publish release ${state.releaseVersion} to '
+            'channel ${state.releaseChannel} at ${state.framework.upstream.url}?',
+          stdio,
+        );
+        if (!response) {
+          stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+          writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      framework.updateChannel(
+        headRevision,
+        state.framework.upstream.url,
+        state.releaseChannel,
+        force: force,
+      );
+      break;
+    case pb.ReleasePhase.VERIFY_RELEASE:
+      stdio.printStatus(
+        'The current status of packaging builds can be seen at:\n'
+        '\t$kLuciPackagingConsoleLink',
+      );
+      if (autoAccept == false) {
+        final bool response = prompt(
+          'Have all packaging builds finished successfully?',
+          stdio,
+        );
+        if (!response) {
+          stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+          writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case pb.ReleasePhase.RELEASE_COMPLETED:
+      throw ConductorException('This release is finished.');
+      break;
+  }
+  final ReleasePhase nextPhase = getNextPhase(state.currentPhase);
+  stdio.printStatus('\nUpdating phase from ${state.currentPhase} to $nextPhase...\n');
+  state.currentPhase = nextPhase;
+  stdio.printStatus(phaseInstructions(state));
+
+  writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
+}
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/compile_proto.sh b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/compile_proto.sh
index ff81e0fa101..b5e928d0040 100755
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/compile_proto.sh
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/compile_proto.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ for SOURCE_FILE in $(ls "$DIR"/*.pb*.dart); do
   "$DARTFMT" --overwrite --line-length 120 "$SOURCE_FILE"
 
   # Create temp copy with the license header prepended
-  cp license_header.txt "${SOURCE_FILE}.tmp"
+  cp "$DIR/license_header.txt" "${SOURCE_FILE}.tmp"
 
   # Add an extra newline required by analysis (analysis also prevents
   # license_header.txt from having the trailing newline)
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pb.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pb.dart
index 6bba337e047..6b4fe931b89 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pb.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pb.dart
@@ -378,12 +378,13 @@ class ConductorState extends $pb.GeneratedMessage {
         protoName: 'lastUpdatedDate')
     ..pPS(8, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_field_names') ? '' : 'logs')
     ..e<ReleasePhase>(
-        9, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_field_names') ? '' : 'lastPhase', $pb.PbFieldType.OE,
-        protoName: 'lastPhase',
-        defaultOrMaker: ReleasePhase.INITIALIZE,
+        9, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_field_names') ? '' : 'currentPhase', $pb.PbFieldType.OE,
+        protoName: 'currentPhase',
+        defaultOrMaker: ReleasePhase.APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS,
         valueOf: ReleasePhase.valueOf,
         enumValues: ReleasePhase.values)
-    ..aOS(10, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_field_names') ? '' : 'conductorVersion')
+    ..aOS(10, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_field_names') ? '' : 'conductorVersion',
+        protoName: 'conductorVersion')
     ..hasRequiredFields = false;
 
   ConductorState._() : super();
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ class ConductorState extends $pb.GeneratedMessage {
     $fixnum.Int64 createdDate,
     $fixnum.Int64 lastUpdatedDate,
     $core.Iterable<$core.String> logs,
-    ReleasePhase lastPhase,
+    ReleasePhase currentPhase,
     $core.String conductorVersion,
   }) {
     final _result = create();
@@ -420,8 +421,8 @@ class ConductorState extends $pb.GeneratedMessage {
     if (logs != null) {
       _result.logs.addAll(logs);
     }
-    if (lastPhase != null) {
-      _result.lastPhase = lastPhase;
+    if (currentPhase != null) {
+      _result.currentPhase = currentPhase;
     }
     if (conductorVersion != null) {
       _result.conductorVersion = conductorVersion;
@@ -531,16 +532,16 @@ class ConductorState extends $pb.GeneratedMessage {
   $core.List<$core.String> get logs => $_getList(6);
 
   @$pb.TagNumber(9)
-  ReleasePhase get lastPhase => $_getN(7);
+  ReleasePhase get currentPhase => $_getN(7);
   @$pb.TagNumber(9)
-  set lastPhase(ReleasePhase v) {
+  set currentPhase(ReleasePhase v) {
     setField(9, v);
   }
 
   @$pb.TagNumber(9)
-  $core.bool hasLastPhase() => $_has(7);
+  $core.bool hasCurrentPhase() => $_has(7);
   @$pb.TagNumber(9)
-  void clearLastPhase() => clearField(9);
+  void clearCurrentPhase() => clearField(9);
 
   @$pb.TagNumber(10)
   $core.String get conductorVersion => $_getSZ(8);
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pbenum.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pbenum.dart
index 57a84639f67..0e14fba55c7 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pbenum.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pbenum.dart
@@ -14,29 +14,29 @@ import 'dart:core' as $core;
 import 'package:protobuf/protobuf.dart' as $pb;
 
 class ReleasePhase extends $pb.ProtobufEnum {
-  static const ReleasePhase INITIALIZE =
-      ReleasePhase._(0, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'INITIALIZE');
   static const ReleasePhase APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS =
-      ReleasePhase._(1, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS');
+      ReleasePhase._(0, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS');
   static const ReleasePhase CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES =
-      ReleasePhase._(2, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES');
+      ReleasePhase._(1, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES');
   static const ReleasePhase APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS = ReleasePhase._(
-      3, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS');
+      2, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS');
   static const ReleasePhase PUBLISH_VERSION =
-      ReleasePhase._(4, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'PUBLISH_VERSION');
+      ReleasePhase._(3, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'PUBLISH_VERSION');
   static const ReleasePhase PUBLISH_CHANNEL =
-      ReleasePhase._(5, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'PUBLISH_CHANNEL');
+      ReleasePhase._(4, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'PUBLISH_CHANNEL');
   static const ReleasePhase VERIFY_RELEASE =
-      ReleasePhase._(6, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'VERIFY_RELEASE');
+      ReleasePhase._(5, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'VERIFY_RELEASE');
+  static const ReleasePhase RELEASE_COMPLETED =
+      ReleasePhase._(6, const $core.bool.fromEnvironment('protobuf.omit_enum_names') ? '' : 'RELEASE_COMPLETED');
 
   static const $core.List<ReleasePhase> values = <ReleasePhase>[
-    INITIALIZE,
     APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS,
     CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES,
     APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS,
     PUBLISH_VERSION,
     PUBLISH_CHANNEL,
     VERIFY_RELEASE,
+    RELEASE_COMPLETED,
   ];
 
   static final $core.Map<$core.int, ReleasePhase> _byValue = $pb.ProtobufEnum.initByValue(values);
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pbjson.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pbjson.dart
index 33d22956581..6898536e039 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pbjson.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.pbjson.dart
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ import 'dart:typed_data' as $typed_data;
 const ReleasePhase$json = const {
   '1': 'ReleasePhase',
   '2': const [
-    const {'1': 'INITIALIZE', '2': 0},
-    const {'1': 'APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS', '2': 1},
-    const {'1': 'CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES', '2': 2},
-    const {'1': 'APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS', '2': 3},
-    const {'1': 'PUBLISH_VERSION', '2': 4},
-    const {'1': 'PUBLISH_CHANNEL', '2': 5},
-    const {'1': 'VERIFY_RELEASE', '2': 6},
+    const {'1': 'APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS', '2': 0},
+    const {'1': 'CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES', '2': 1},
+    const {'1': 'APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS', '2': 2},
+    const {'1': 'PUBLISH_VERSION', '2': 3},
+    const {'1': 'PUBLISH_CHANNEL', '2': 4},
+    const {'1': 'VERIFY_RELEASE', '2': 5},
+    const {'1': 'RELEASE_COMPLETED', '2': 6},
   ],
 };
 
 /// Descriptor for `ReleasePhase`. Decode as a `google.protobuf.EnumDescriptorProto`.
 final $typed_data.Uint8List releasePhaseDescriptor = $convert.base64Decode(
-    'CgxSZWxlYXNlUGhhc2USDgoKSU5JVElBTElaRRAAEhwKGEFQUExZX0VOR0lORV9DSEVSUllQSUNLUxABEhwKGENPREVTSUdOX0VOR0lORV9CSU5BUklFUxACEh8KG0FQUExZX0ZSQU1FV09SS19DSEVSUllQSUNLUxADEhMKD1BVQkxJU0hfVkVSU0lPThAEEhMKD1BVQkxJU0hfQ0hBTk5FTBAFEhIKDlZFUklGWV9SRUxFQVNFEAY=');
+    'CgxSZWxlYXNlUGhhc2USHAoYQVBQTFlfRU5HSU5FX0NIRVJSWVBJQ0tTEAASHAoYQ09ERVNJR05fRU5HSU5FX0JJTkFSSUVTEAESHwobQVBQTFlfRlJBTUVXT1JLX0NIRVJSWVBJQ0tTEAISEwoPUFVCTElTSF9WRVJTSU9OEAMSEwoPUFVCTElTSF9DSEFOTkVMEAQSEgoOVkVSSUZZX1JFTEVBU0UQBRIVChFSRUxFQVNFX0NPTVBMRVRFRBAG');
 @$core.Deprecated('Use cherrypickStateDescriptor instead')
 const CherrypickState$json = const {
   '1': 'CherrypickState',
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ const ConductorState$json = const {
     const {'1': 'createdDate', '3': 6, '4': 1, '5': 3, '10': 'createdDate'},
     const {'1': 'lastUpdatedDate', '3': 7, '4': 1, '5': 3, '10': 'lastUpdatedDate'},
     const {'1': 'logs', '3': 8, '4': 3, '5': 9, '10': 'logs'},
-    const {'1': 'lastPhase', '3': 9, '4': 1, '5': 14, '6': '.conductor_state.ReleasePhase', '10': 'lastPhase'},
-    const {'1': 'conductor_version', '3': 10, '4': 1, '5': 9, '10': 'conductorVersion'},
+    const {'1': 'currentPhase', '3': 9, '4': 1, '5': 14, '6': '.conductor_state.ReleasePhase', '10': 'currentPhase'},
+    const {'1': 'conductorVersion', '3': 10, '4': 1, '5': 9, '10': 'conductorVersion'},
   ],
 };
 
 /// Descriptor for `ConductorState`. Decode as a `google.protobuf.DescriptorProto`.
 final $typed_data.Uint8List conductorStateDescriptor = $convert.base64Decode(
-    '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');
+    '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');
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.proto b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.proto
index 50b75942bce..721b5eb990a 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.proto
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/proto/conductor_state.proto
@@ -10,21 +10,23 @@ message Remote {
 
 enum ReleasePhase {
   // Release was started with `conductor start` and repositories cloned.
-  INITIALIZE = 0;
-  APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS = 1;
-  CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES = 2;
-  APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS = 3;
+  APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS = 0;
+  CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES = 1;
+  APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS = 2;
 
   // Git tag applied to framework RC branch HEAD and pushed upstream.
-  PUBLISH_VERSION = 4;
+  PUBLISH_VERSION = 3;
 
   // RC branch HEAD pushed to upstream release branch.
   //
   // For example, flutter-1.2-candidate.3 -> upstream/beta
-  PUBLISH_CHANNEL = 5;
+  PUBLISH_CHANNEL = 4;
 
   // Package artifacts verified to exist on cloud storage.
-  VERIFY_RELEASE = 6;
+  VERIFY_RELEASE = 5;
+
+  // There is no further work to be done.
+  RELEASE_COMPLETED = 6;
 }
 
 enum CherrypickState {
@@ -98,9 +100,9 @@ message ConductorState {
 
   repeated string logs = 8;
 
-  // The last [ReleasePhase] that was successfully completed.
-  ReleasePhase lastPhase = 9;
+  // The current [ReleasePhase] that has yet to be completed.
+  ReleasePhase currentPhase = 9;
 
   // Commit hash of the Conductor tool.
-  string conductor_version = 10;
+  string conductorVersion = 10;
 }
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/repository.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/repository.dart
index 6ccf10e2140..64e0a3f7efd 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/repository.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/repository.dart
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Remote {
   const Remote({
     required RemoteName name,
     required this.url,
-  }) : _name = name;
+  }) : _name = name, assert(url != null), assert (url != '');
 
   final RemoteName _name;
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Remote {
 abstract class Repository {
   Repository({
     required this.name,
-    required this.fetchRemote,
+    required this.upstreamRemote,
     required this.processManager,
     required this.stdio,
     required this.platform,
@@ -55,20 +55,34 @@ abstract class Repository {
     required this.parentDirectory,
     this.initialRef,
     this.localUpstream = false,
-    this.useExistingCheckout = false,
-    this.pushRemote,
+    String? previousCheckoutLocation,
+    this.mirrorRemote,
   })  : git = Git(processManager),
         assert(localUpstream != null),
-        assert(useExistingCheckout != null);
+        assert(upstreamRemote.url.isNotEmpty) {
+    if (previousCheckoutLocation != null) {
+      _checkoutDirectory = fileSystem.directory(previousCheckoutLocation);
+      if (!_checkoutDirectory!.existsSync()) {
+        throw ConductorException('Provided previousCheckoutLocation $previousCheckoutLocation does not exist on disk!');
+      }
+      if (initialRef != null) {
+        git.run(
+          <String>['checkout', '${upstreamRemote.name}/$initialRef'],
+          'Checking out initialRef $initialRef',
+          workingDirectory: _checkoutDirectory!.path,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   final String name;
-  final Remote fetchRemote;
+  final Remote upstreamRemote;
 
-  /// Remote to publish tags and commits to.
+  /// Remote for user's mirror.
   ///
-  /// This value can be null, in which case attempting to publish will lead to
+  /// This value can be null, in which case attempting to access it will lead to
   /// a [ConductorException].
-  final Remote? pushRemote;
+  final Remote? mirrorRemote;
 
   /// The initial ref (branch or commit name) to check out.
   final String? initialRef;
@@ -78,7 +92,6 @@ abstract class Repository {
   final Platform platform;
   final FileSystem fileSystem;
   final Directory parentDirectory;
-  final bool useExistingCheckout;
 
   /// If the repository will be used as an upstream for a test repo.
   final bool localUpstream;
@@ -100,55 +113,53 @@ abstract class Repository {
 
   /// Ensure the repository is cloned to disk and initialized with proper state.
   void lazilyInitialize(Directory checkoutDirectory) {
-    if (!useExistingCheckout && checkoutDirectory.existsSync()) {
+    if (checkoutDirectory.existsSync()) {
       stdio.printTrace('Deleting $name from ${checkoutDirectory.path}...');
       checkoutDirectory.deleteSync(recursive: true);
     }
 
-    if (!checkoutDirectory.existsSync()) {
-      stdio.printTrace(
-        'Cloning $name from ${fetchRemote.url} to ${checkoutDirectory.path}...',
+    stdio.printTrace(
+      'Cloning $name from ${upstreamRemote.url} to ${checkoutDirectory.path}...',
+    );
+    git.run(
+      <String>[
+        'clone',
+        '--origin',
+        upstreamRemote.name,
+        '--',
+        upstreamRemote.url,
+        checkoutDirectory.path
+      ],
+      'Cloning $name repo',
+      workingDirectory: parentDirectory.path,
+    );
+    if (mirrorRemote != null) {
+      git.run(
+        <String>['remote', 'add', mirrorRemote!.name, mirrorRemote!.url],
+        'Adding remote ${mirrorRemote!.url} as ${mirrorRemote!.name}',
+        workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
       );
       git.run(
-        <String>[
-          'clone',
-          '--origin',
-          fetchRemote.name,
-          '--',
-          fetchRemote.url,
-          checkoutDirectory.path
-        ],
-        'Cloning $name repo',
-        workingDirectory: parentDirectory.path,
+        <String>['fetch', mirrorRemote!.name],
+        'Fetching git remote ${mirrorRemote!.name}',
+        workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
       );
-      if (pushRemote != null) {
+    }
+    if (localUpstream) {
+      // These branches must exist locally for the repo that depends on it
+      // to fetch and push to.
+      for (final String channel in kReleaseChannels) {
         git.run(
-          <String>['remote', 'add', pushRemote!.name, pushRemote!.url],
-          'Adding remote ${pushRemote!.url} as ${pushRemote!.name}',
+          <String>['checkout', channel, '--'],
+          'check out branch $channel locally',
           workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
         );
-        git.run(
-          <String>['fetch', pushRemote!.name],
-          'Fetching git remote ${pushRemote!.name}',
-          workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
-        );
-      }
-      if (localUpstream) {
-        // These branches must exist locally for the repo that depends on it
-        // to fetch and push to.
-        for (final String channel in kReleaseChannels) {
-          git.run(
-            <String>['checkout', channel, '--'],
-            'check out branch $channel locally',
-            workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
-          );
-        }
       }
     }
 
     if (initialRef != null) {
       git.run(
-        <String>['checkout', '${fetchRemote.name}/$initialRef'],
+        <String>['checkout', '${upstreamRemote.name}/$initialRef'],
         'Checking out initialRef $initialRef',
         workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
       );
@@ -217,13 +228,25 @@ abstract class Repository {
     );
   }
 
-  /// Obtain the version tag of the previous dev release.
-  String getFullTag(String remoteName) {
-    const String glob = '*.*.*-*.*.pre';
+  /// Obtain the version tag at the tip of a release branch.
+  String getFullTag(
+    String remoteName,
+    String branchName, {
+    bool exact = true,
+  }) {
+    // includes both stable (e.g. 1.2.3) and dev tags (e.g. 1.2.3-4.5.pre)
+    const String glob = '*.*.*';
     // describe the latest dev release
-    final String ref = 'refs/remotes/$remoteName/dev';
+    final String ref = 'refs/remotes/$remoteName/$branchName';
     return git.getOutput(
-      <String>['describe', '--match', glob, '--exact-match', '--tags', ref],
+      <String>[
+        'describe',
+        '--match',
+        glob,
+        if (exact) '--exact-match',
+        '--tags',
+        ref,
+      ],
       'obtain last released version number',
       workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
     );
@@ -235,7 +258,7 @@ abstract class Repository {
         .getOutput(
           <String>['rev-list', ...args],
           'rev-list with args ${args.join(' ')}',
-          workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
+          workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path
         )
         .trim()
         .split('\n');
@@ -332,20 +355,6 @@ abstract class Repository {
     );
   }
 
-  /// Tag [commit] and push the tag to the remote.
-  void tag(String commit, String tagName, String remote) {
-    git.run(
-      <String>['tag', tagName, commit],
-      'tag the commit with the version label',
-      workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
-    );
-    git.run(
-      <String>['push', remote, tagName],
-      'publish the tag to the repo',
-      workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
-    );
-  }
-
   /// Push [commit] to the release channel [branch].
   void updateChannel(
     String commit,
@@ -419,16 +428,16 @@ class FrameworkRepository extends Repository {
   FrameworkRepository(
     this.checkouts, {
     String name = 'framework',
-    Remote fetchRemote = const Remote(
+    Remote upstreamRemote = const Remote(
         name: RemoteName.upstream, url: FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream),
     bool localUpstream = false,
-    bool useExistingCheckout = false,
+    String? previousCheckoutLocation,
     String? initialRef,
-    Remote? pushRemote,
+    Remote? mirrorRemote,
   }) : super(
           name: name,
-          fetchRemote: fetchRemote,
-          pushRemote: pushRemote,
+          upstreamRemote: upstreamRemote,
+          mirrorRemote: mirrorRemote,
           initialRef: initialRef,
           fileSystem: checkouts.fileSystem,
           localUpstream: localUpstream,
@@ -436,7 +445,7 @@ class FrameworkRepository extends Repository {
           platform: checkouts.platform,
           processManager: checkouts.processManager,
           stdio: checkouts.stdio,
-          useExistingCheckout: useExistingCheckout,
+          previousCheckoutLocation: previousCheckoutLocation,
         );
 
   /// A [FrameworkRepository] with the host conductor's repo set as upstream.
@@ -446,18 +455,18 @@ class FrameworkRepository extends Repository {
   factory FrameworkRepository.localRepoAsUpstream(
     Checkouts checkouts, {
     String name = 'framework',
-    bool useExistingCheckout = false,
+    String? previousCheckoutLocation,
     required String upstreamPath,
   }) {
     return FrameworkRepository(
       checkouts,
       name: name,
-      fetchRemote: Remote(
+      upstreamRemote: Remote(
         name: RemoteName.upstream,
         url: 'file://$upstreamPath/',
       ),
       localUpstream: false,
-      useExistingCheckout: useExistingCheckout,
+      previousCheckoutLocation: previousCheckoutLocation,
     );
   }
 
@@ -473,6 +482,27 @@ class FrameworkRepository extends Repository {
         'cache',
       );
 
+  /// Tag [commit] and push the tag to the remote.
+  void tag(String commit, String tagName, String remote) {
+    assert(commit.isNotEmpty);
+    assert(tagName.isNotEmpty);
+    assert(remote.isNotEmpty);
+    stdio.printStatus('About to tag commit $commit as $tagName...');
+    git.run(
+      <String>['tag', tagName, commit],
+      'tag the commit with the version label',
+      workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
+    );
+    stdio.printStatus('Tagging successful.');
+    stdio.printStatus('About to push $tagName to remote $remote...');
+    git.run(
+      <String>['push', remote, tagName],
+      'publish the tag to the repo',
+      workingDirectory: checkoutDirectory.path,
+    );
+    stdio.printStatus('Tag push successful.');
+  }
+
   @override
   Repository cloneRepository(String? cloneName) {
     assert(localUpstream);
@@ -480,9 +510,8 @@ class FrameworkRepository extends Repository {
     return FrameworkRepository(
       checkouts,
       name: cloneName,
-      fetchRemote: Remote(
+      upstreamRemote: Remote(
           name: RemoteName.upstream, url: 'file://${checkoutDirectory.path}/'),
-      useExistingCheckout: useExistingCheckout,
     );
   }
 
@@ -547,17 +576,15 @@ class HostFrameworkRepository extends FrameworkRepository {
   HostFrameworkRepository({
     required Checkouts checkouts,
     String name = 'host-framework',
-    bool useExistingCheckout = false,
     required String upstreamPath,
   }) : super(
     checkouts,
     name: name,
-    fetchRemote: Remote(
+    upstreamRemote: Remote(
       name: RemoteName.upstream,
       url: 'file://$upstreamPath/',
     ),
     localUpstream: false,
-    useExistingCheckout: useExistingCheckout,
   ) {
     _checkoutDirectory = checkouts.fileSystem.directory(upstreamPath);
   }
@@ -613,15 +640,15 @@ class EngineRepository extends Repository {
     this.checkouts, {
     String name = 'engine',
     String initialRef = EngineRepository.defaultBranch,
-    Remote fetchRemote = const Remote(
+    Remote upstreamRemote = const Remote(
         name: RemoteName.upstream, url: EngineRepository.defaultUpstream),
     bool localUpstream = false,
-    bool useExistingCheckout = false,
-    Remote? pushRemote,
+    String? previousCheckoutLocation,
+    Remote? mirrorRemote,
   }) : super(
           name: name,
-          fetchRemote: fetchRemote,
-          pushRemote: pushRemote,
+          upstreamRemote: upstreamRemote,
+          mirrorRemote: mirrorRemote,
           initialRef: initialRef,
           fileSystem: checkouts.fileSystem,
           localUpstream: localUpstream,
@@ -629,7 +656,7 @@ class EngineRepository extends Repository {
           platform: checkouts.platform,
           processManager: checkouts.processManager,
           stdio: checkouts.stdio,
-          useExistingCheckout: useExistingCheckout,
+          previousCheckoutLocation: previousCheckoutLocation,
         );
 
   final Checkouts checkouts;
@@ -669,9 +696,8 @@ class EngineRepository extends Repository {
     return EngineRepository(
       checkouts,
       name: cloneName,
-      fetchRemote: Remote(
+      upstreamRemote: Remote(
           name: RemoteName.upstream, url: 'file://${checkoutDirectory.path}/'),
-      useExistingCheckout: useExistingCheckout,
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/roll_dev.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/roll_dev.dart
index 977d808748f..116eec3eb91 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/roll_dev.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/roll_dev.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import './stdio.dart';
 import './version.dart';
 
 const String kIncrement = 'increment';
-const String kCommit = 'commit';
+const String kCandidateBranch = 'candidate-branch';
 const String kRemoteName = 'remote';
 const String kJustPrint = 'just-print';
 const String kYes = 'yes';
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class RollDevCommand extends Command<void> {
       },
     );
     argParser.addOption(
-      kCommit,
-      help: 'Specifies which git commit to roll to the dev branch. Required.',
-      valueHelp: 'hash',
+      kCandidateBranch,
+      help: 'Specifies which git branch to roll to the dev branch. Required.',
+      valueHelp: 'branch',
       defaultsTo: null, // This option is required
     );
     argParser.addFlag(
@@ -112,17 +112,16 @@ bool rollDev({
 }) {
   final String remoteName = argResults[kRemoteName] as String;
   final String level = argResults[kIncrement] as String;
-  final String commit = argResults[kCommit] as String;
+  final String candidateBranch = argResults[kCandidateBranch] as String;
   final bool justPrint = argResults[kJustPrint] as bool;
   final bool autoApprove = argResults[kYes] as bool;
   final bool force = argResults[kForce] as bool;
   final bool skipTagging = argResults[kSkipTagging] as bool;
 
-  if (level == null || commit == null) {
-    stdio.printStatus(
-        'roll_dev.dart --increment=level --commit=hash • update the version tags '
+  if (level == null || candidateBranch == null) {
+    throw Exception(
+        'roll_dev.dart --$kIncrement=level --$kCandidateBranch=branch • update the version tags '
         'and roll a new dev build.\n$usage');
-    return false;
   }
 
   final String remoteUrl = repository.remoteUrl(remoteName);
@@ -136,14 +135,16 @@ bool rollDev({
   repository.fetch(remoteName);
 
   // Verify [commit] is valid
-  repository.reverseParse(commit);
+  final String commit = repository.reverseParse(candidateBranch);
 
   stdio.printStatus('remoteName is $remoteName');
-  final Version lastVersion =
-      Version.fromString(repository.getFullTag(remoteName));
+  // Get the name of the last dev release
+  final Version lastVersion = Version.fromString(
+    repository.getFullTag(remoteName, 'dev'),
+  );
 
   final Version version =
-      skipTagging ? lastVersion : Version.increment(lastVersion, level);
+      skipTagging ? lastVersion : Version.fromCandidateBranch(candidateBranch);
   final String tagName = version.toString();
 
   if (repository.reverseParse(lastVersion.toString()).contains(commit.trim())) {
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/start.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/start.dart
index dfa7f83832e..c9957afd088 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/start.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/start.dart
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 // @dart = 2.8
 
-import 'dart:convert' show jsonEncode;
-
 import 'package:args/command_runner.dart';
 import 'package:file/file.dart';
 import 'package:fixnum/fixnum.dart';
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@ import './proto/conductor_state.pbenum.dart' show ReleasePhase;
 import './repository.dart';
 import './state.dart';
 import './stdio.dart';
+import './version.dart';
 
 const String kCandidateOption = 'candidate-branch';
 const String kDartRevisionOption = 'dart-revision';
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ const String kEngineUpstreamOption = 'engine-upstream';
 const String kFrameworkCherrypicksOption = 'framework-cherrypicks';
 const String kFrameworkMirrorOption = 'framework-mirror';
 const String kFrameworkUpstreamOption = 'framework-upstream';
+const String kIncrementOption = 'increment';
 const String kEngineMirrorOption = 'engine-mirror';
 const String kReleaseOption = 'release-channel';
 const String kStateOption = 'state-file';
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
       kDartRevisionOption,
       help: 'New Dart revision to cherrypick.',
     );
+    argParser.addOption(
+      kIncrementOption,
+      help: 'Specifies which part of the x.y.z version number to increment. Required.',
+      valueHelp: 'level',
+      allowed: <String>['y', 'z', 'm', 'n'],
+      allowedHelp: <String, String>{
+        'y': 'Indicates the first dev release after a beta release.',
+        'z': 'Indicates a hotfix to a stable release.',
+        'm': 'Indicates a standard dev release.',
+        'n': 'Indicates a hotfix to a dev release.',
+      },
+    );
     final Git git = Git(processManager);
     conductorVersion = git.getOutput(
       <String>['rev-parse', 'HEAD'],
@@ -183,6 +195,12 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
       platform.environment,
       allowNull: true,
     );
+    final String incrementLetter = getValueFromEnvOrArgs(
+      kIncrementOption,
+      argResults,
+      platform.environment,
+    );
+
     if (!releaseCandidateBranchRegex.hasMatch(candidateBranch)) {
       throw ConductorException(
         'Invalid release candidate branch "$candidateBranch". Text should '
@@ -200,11 +218,11 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
     final EngineRepository engine = EngineRepository(
       checkouts,
       initialRef: candidateBranch,
-      fetchRemote: Remote(
+      upstreamRemote: Remote(
         name: RemoteName.upstream,
         url: engineUpstream,
       ),
-      pushRemote: Remote(
+      mirrorRemote: Remote(
         name: RemoteName.mirror,
         url: engineMirror,
       ),
@@ -249,15 +267,17 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
       checkoutPath: engine.checkoutDirectory.path,
       cherrypicks: engineCherrypicks,
       dartRevision: dartRevision,
+      upstream: pb.Remote(name: 'upstream', url: engine.upstreamRemote.url),
+      mirror: pb.Remote(name: 'mirror', url: engine.mirrorRemote.url),
     );
     final FrameworkRepository framework = FrameworkRepository(
       checkouts,
       initialRef: candidateBranch,
-      fetchRemote: Remote(
+      upstreamRemote: Remote(
         name: RemoteName.upstream,
         url: frameworkUpstream,
       ),
-      pushRemote: Remote(
+      mirrorRemote: Remote(
         name: RemoteName.mirror,
         url: frameworkMirror,
       ),
@@ -287,6 +307,16 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
       }
     }
 
+    // Get framework version
+    final Version lastVersion = Version.fromString(framework.getFullTag(framework.upstreamRemote.name, candidateBranch, exact: false));
+    Version nextVersion;
+    if (incrementLetter == 'm') {
+      nextVersion = Version.fromCandidateBranch(candidateBranch);
+    } else {
+      nextVersion = Version.increment(lastVersion, incrementLetter);
+    }
+    state.releaseVersion = nextVersion.toString();
+
     final String frameworkHead = framework.reverseParse('HEAD');
     state.framework = pb.Repository(
       candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
@@ -294,20 +324,17 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
       currentGitHead: frameworkHead,
       checkoutPath: framework.checkoutDirectory.path,
       cherrypicks: frameworkCherrypicks,
+      upstream: pb.Remote(name: 'upstream', url: framework.upstreamRemote.url),
+      mirror: pb.Remote(name: 'mirror', url: framework.mirrorRemote.url),
     );
 
-    state.lastPhase = ReleasePhase.INITIALIZE;
+    state.currentPhase = ReleasePhase.APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS;
 
     state.conductorVersion = conductorVersion;
 
     stdio.printTrace('Writing state to file ${stateFile.path}...');
 
-    state.logs.addAll(stdio.logs);
-
-    stateFile.writeAsStringSync(
-      jsonEncode(state.toProto3Json()),
-      flush: true,
-    );
+    writeStateToFile(stateFile, state, stdio.logs);
 
     stdio.printStatus(presentState(state));
   }
@@ -340,8 +367,8 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
     }
 
     final String branchPoint = repository.branchPoint(
-      '${repository.fetchRemote.name}/$upstreamRef',
-      '${repository.fetchRemote.name}/$releaseRef',
+      '${repository.upstreamRemote.name}/$upstreamRef',
+      '${repository.upstreamRemote.name}/$releaseRef',
     );
 
     // `git rev-list` returns newest first, so reverse this list
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/state.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/state.dart
index 2bc915eccec..786b5f74e29 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/state.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/state.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 // @dart = 2.8
 
+import 'dart:convert' show jsonDecode, jsonEncode;
+
+import 'package:file/file.dart' show File;
 import 'package:platform/platform.dart';
 
 import './globals.dart';
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ String presentState(pb.ConductorState state) {
   final StringBuffer buffer = StringBuffer();
   buffer.writeln('Conductor version: ${state.conductorVersion}');
   buffer.writeln('Release channel: ${state.releaseChannel}');
+  buffer.writeln('Release version: ${state.releaseVersion}');
   buffer.writeln('');
   buffer.writeln(
       'Release started at: ${DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(state.createdDate.toInt())}');
@@ -76,14 +80,14 @@ String presentState(pb.ConductorState state) {
     buffer.writeln('0 Framework cherrypicks.');
   }
   buffer.writeln('');
-  if (state.lastPhase == ReleasePhase.VERIFY_RELEASE) {
+  if (state.currentPhase == ReleasePhase.VERIFY_RELEASE) {
     buffer.writeln(
       '${state.releaseChannel} release ${state.releaseVersion} has been published and verified.\n',
     );
     return buffer.toString();
   }
-  buffer.writeln('The next step is:');
-  buffer.writeln(presentPhases(state.lastPhase));
+  buffer.writeln('The current phase is:');
+  buffer.writeln(presentPhases(state.currentPhase));
 
   buffer.writeln(phaseInstructions(state));
   buffer.writeln('');
@@ -91,15 +95,14 @@ String presentState(pb.ConductorState state) {
   return buffer.toString();
 }
 
-String presentPhases(ReleasePhase lastPhase) {
-  final ReleasePhase nextPhase = getNextPhase(lastPhase);
+String presentPhases(ReleasePhase currentPhase) {
   final StringBuffer buffer = StringBuffer();
   bool phaseCompleted = true;
 
   for (final ReleasePhase phase in ReleasePhase.values) {
-    if (phase == nextPhase) {
+    if (phase == currentPhase) {
       // This phase will execute the next time `conductor next` is run.
-      buffer.writeln('> ${phase.name} (next)');
+      buffer.writeln('> ${phase.name} (current)');
       phaseCompleted = false;
     } else if (phaseCompleted) {
       // This phase was already completed.
@@ -113,8 +116,8 @@ String presentPhases(ReleasePhase lastPhase) {
 }
 
 String phaseInstructions(pb.ConductorState state) {
-  switch (state.lastPhase) {
-    case ReleasePhase.INITIALIZE:
+  switch (state.currentPhase) {
+    case ReleasePhase.APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS:
       if (state.engine.cherrypicks.isEmpty) {
         return <String>[
           'There are no engine cherrypicks, so issue `conductor next` to continue',
@@ -128,31 +131,33 @@ String phaseInstructions(pb.ConductorState state) {
           '\t${cherrypick.trunkRevision}',
         'See $kReleaseDocumentationUrl for more information.',
       ].join('\n');
-    case ReleasePhase.APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS:
+    case ReleasePhase.CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES:
       return <String>[
         'You must verify Engine CI builds are successful and then codesign the',
         'binaries at revision ${state.engine.currentGitHead}.',
       ].join('\n');
-    case ReleasePhase.CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES:
+    case ReleasePhase.APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS:
+      final List<pb.Cherrypick> outstandingCherrypicks = state.framework.cherrypicks.where(
+        (pb.Cherrypick cp) {
+          return cp.state == pb.CherrypickState.PENDING || cp.state == pb.CherrypickState.PENDING_WITH_CONFLICT;
+        },
+      ).toList();
       return <String>[
         'You must now manually apply the following framework cherrypicks to the checkout',
         'at ${state.framework.checkoutPath} in order:',
-        for (final pb.Cherrypick cherrypick in state.framework.cherrypicks)
+        for (final pb.Cherrypick cherrypick in outstandingCherrypicks)
           '\t${cherrypick.trunkRevision}',
       ].join('\n');
-    case ReleasePhase.APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS:
+    case ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_VERSION:
       return <String>[
         'You must verify Framework CI builds are successful.',
         'See $kReleaseDocumentationUrl for more information.',
       ].join('\n');
-    case ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_VERSION:
-      return 'Issue `conductor next` to publish your release to the release branch.';
     case ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_CHANNEL:
-      return <String>[
-        'Release archive packages must be verified on cloud storage. Issue',
-        '`conductor next` to check if they are ready.',
-      ].join('\n');
+      return 'Issue `conductor next` to publish your release to the release branch.';
     case ReleasePhase.VERIFY_RELEASE:
+      return 'Release archive packages must be verified on cloud storage.';
+    case ReleasePhase.RELEASE_COMPLETED:
       return 'This release has been completed.';
   }
   assert(false);
@@ -161,12 +166,29 @@ String phaseInstructions(pb.ConductorState state) {
 
 /// Returns the next phase in the ReleasePhase enum.
 ///
-/// Will throw a [ConductorException] if [ReleasePhase.RELEASE_VERIFIED] is
+/// Will throw a [ConductorException] if [ReleasePhase.RELEASE_COMPLETED] is
 /// passed as an argument, as there is no next phase.
 ReleasePhase getNextPhase(ReleasePhase previousPhase) {
   assert(previousPhase != null);
-  if (previousPhase == ReleasePhase.VERIFY_RELEASE) {
+  if (previousPhase == ReleasePhase.RELEASE_COMPLETED) {
     throw ConductorException('There is no next ReleasePhase!');
   }
   return ReleasePhase.valueOf(previousPhase.value + 1);
 }
+
+void writeStateToFile(File file, pb.ConductorState state, List<String> logs) {
+  state.logs.addAll(logs);
+  file.writeAsStringSync(
+    jsonEncode(state.toProto3Json()),
+    flush: true,
+  );
+}
+
+pb.ConductorState readStateFromFile(File file) {
+  final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState();
+  final String stateAsString = file.readAsStringSync();
+  state.mergeFromProto3Json(
+    jsonDecode(stateAsString),
+  );
+  return state;
+}
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/status.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/status.dart
index 3fd454f22e4..0548ef58d37 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/status.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/status.dart
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 // @dart = 2.8
 
-import 'dart:convert' show jsonDecode;
-
 import 'package:args/command_runner.dart';
 import 'package:file/file.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
@@ -59,8 +57,8 @@ class StatusCommand extends Command<void> {
           'No persistent state file found at ${argResults[kStateOption]}.');
       return;
     }
-    final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState();
-    state.mergeFromProto3Json(jsonDecode(stateFile.readAsStringSync()));
+    final pb.ConductorState state = readStateFromFile(stateFile);
+
     stdio.printStatus(presentState(state));
     if (argResults[kVerboseFlag] as bool) {
       stdio.printStatus('\nLogs:');
diff --git a/dev/conductor/lib/version.dart b/dev/conductor/lib/version.dart
index 6a93beae44e..20e090ec9e0 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/lib/version.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/lib/version.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+import './globals.dart' show ConductorException;
+
 /// Possible string formats that `flutter --version` can return.
 enum VersionType {
   /// A stable flutter release.
@@ -20,12 +22,18 @@ enum VersionType {
   ///
   /// The last number is the number of commits past the last tagged version.
   latest,
+
+  /// A master channel flutter version from git describe.
+  ///
+  /// Example: '1.2.3-4.0.pre-10-gabc123'.
+  gitDescribe,
 }
 
 final Map<VersionType, RegExp> versionPatterns = <VersionType, RegExp>{
   VersionType.stable: RegExp(r'^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$'),
   VersionType.development: RegExp(r'^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)-(\d+)\.(\d+)\.pre$'),
   VersionType.latest: RegExp(r'^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)-(\d+)\.(\d+)\.pre\.(\d+)$'),
+  VersionType.gitDescribe: RegExp(r'^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)-(\d+)\.(\d+)\.pre-(\d+)-g[a-f0-9]+$'),
 };
 
 class Version {
@@ -54,6 +62,10 @@ class Version {
         assert(n != null);
         assert(commits != null);
         break;
+      case VersionType.gitDescribe:
+        throw ConductorException(
+          'VersionType.gitDescribe not supported! Use VersionType.latest instead.',
+        );
     }
   }
 
@@ -115,6 +127,24 @@ class Version {
         type: VersionType.latest,
       );
     }
+    match = versionPatterns[VersionType.gitDescribe]!.firstMatch(versionString);
+    if (match != null) {
+      // parse latest
+      final List<int> parts = match.groups(
+        <int>[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6],
+      ).map(
+        (String? s) => int.parse(s!),
+      ).toList();
+      return Version(
+        x: parts[0],
+        y: parts[1],
+        z: parts[2],
+        m: parts[3],
+        n: parts[4],
+        commits: parts[5],
+        type: VersionType.latest,
+      );
+    }
     throw Exception('${versionString.trim()} cannot be parsed');
   }
 
@@ -131,7 +161,7 @@ class Version {
     int? nextM = previousVersion.m;
     int? nextN = previousVersion.n;
     if (nextVersionType == null) {
-      if (previousVersion.type == VersionType.latest) {
+      if (previousVersion.type == VersionType.latest || previousVersion.type == VersionType.gitDescribe) {
         nextVersionType = VersionType.development;
       } else {
         nextVersionType = previousVersion.type;
@@ -157,10 +187,7 @@ class Version {
         nextZ += 1;
         break;
       case 'm':
-        // Regular dev release.
-        assert(previousVersion.type == VersionType.development);
-        nextM = nextM! + 1;
-        nextN = 0;
+        assert(false, "Do not increment 'm' via Version.increment, use instead Version.fromCandidateBranch()");
         break;
       case 'n':
         // Hotfix to internal roll.
@@ -179,6 +206,31 @@ class Version {
     );
   }
 
+  factory Version.fromCandidateBranch(String branchName) {
+    // Regular dev release.
+    final RegExp pattern = RegExp(r'flutter-(\d+)\.(\d+)-candidate.(\d+)');
+    final RegExpMatch? match = pattern.firstMatch(branchName);
+    late final int x;
+    late final int y;
+    late final int m;
+    try {
+      x = int.parse(match!.group(1)!);
+      y = int.parse(match.group(2)!);
+      m = int.parse(match.group(3)!);
+    } on Exception {
+      throw ConductorException('branch named $branchName not recognized as a valid candidate branch');
+    }
+
+    return Version(
+      type: VersionType.development,
+      x: x,
+      y: y,
+      z: 0,
+      m: m,
+      n: 0,
+    );
+  }
+
   /// Major version.
   final int x;
 
@@ -208,6 +260,8 @@ class Version {
         return '$x.$y.$z-$m.$n.pre';
       case VersionType.latest:
         return '$x.$y.$z-$m.$n.pre.$commits';
+      case VersionType.gitDescribe:
+        return '$x.$y.$z-$m.$n.pre.$commits';
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/dev/conductor/test/codesign_test.dart b/dev/conductor/test/codesign_test.dart
index 5a93c08b1f1..e0348874a60 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/test/codesign_test.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/test/codesign_test.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import 'package:args/command_runner.dart';
 import 'package:conductor/codesign.dart';
-import 'package:conductor/globals.dart';
 import 'package:conductor/repository.dart';
 import 'package:file/file.dart';
 import 'package:file/memory.dart';
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import '../../../packages/flutter_tools/test/src/fake_process_manager.dart';
 void main() {
   group('codesign command', () {
     const String flutterRoot = '/flutter';
-    const String checkoutsParentDirectory = '$flutterRoot/dev/tools/';
+    const String checkoutsParentDirectory = '$flutterRoot/dev/conductor/';
     const String flutterCache =
         '${checkoutsParentDirectory}flutter_conductor_checkouts/framework/bin/cache';
     const String flutterBin =
@@ -387,18 +386,13 @@ void main() {
             stdout: 'application/x-mach-binary',
           ),
       ]);
-      try {
-        await runner.run(<String>[
-          'codesign',
-          '--$kVerify',
-          '--no-$kSignatures',
-          '--$kRevision',
-          revision,
-        ]);
-      } on ConductorException {
-        //print(stdio.error);
-        rethrow;
-      }
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'codesign',
+        '--$kVerify',
+        '--no-$kSignatures',
+        '--$kRevision',
+        revision,
+      ]);
       expect(
         processManager.hasRemainingExpectations,
         false,
diff --git a/dev/conductor/test/common.dart b/dev/conductor/test/common.dart
index 55bda80d4f1..a397dc3afe8 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/test/common.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/test/common.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 export 'package:test/test.dart' hide isInstanceOf;
 
+Matcher throwsAssertionWith(String messageSubString) {
+  return throwsA(
+      isA<AssertionError>().having(
+          (AssertionError e) => e.toString(),
+          'description',
+          contains(messageSubString),
+      ),
+  );
+}
+
 Matcher throwsExceptionWith(String messageSubString) {
   return throwsA(
       isA<Exception>().having(
@@ -28,11 +38,12 @@ class TestStdio extends Stdio {
   String get error => logs.where((String log) => log.startsWith(r'[error] ')).join('\n');
 
   String get stdout => logs.where((String log) {
-    return log.startsWith(r'[status] ') || log.startsWith(r'[trace] ');
+    return log.startsWith(r'[status] ') || log.startsWith(r'[trace] ') || log.startsWith(r'[write] ');
   }).join('\n');
 
   final bool verbose;
   late final List<String> _stdin;
+  List<String> get stdin => _stdin;
 
   @override
   String readLineSync() {
@@ -46,7 +57,7 @@ class TestStdio extends Stdio {
 class FakeArgResults implements ArgResults {
   FakeArgResults({
     required String level,
-    required String commit,
+    required String candidateBranch,
     String remote = 'upstream',
     bool justPrint = false,
     bool autoApprove = true, // so we don't have to mock stdin
@@ -55,7 +66,7 @@ class FakeArgResults implements ArgResults {
     bool skipTagging = false,
   }) : _parsedArgs = <String, dynamic>{
     'increment': level,
-    'commit': commit,
+    'candidate-branch': candidateBranch,
     'remote': remote,
     'just-print': justPrint,
     'yes': autoApprove,
diff --git a/dev/conductor/test/next_test.dart b/dev/conductor/test/next_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b66280c1d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/conductor/test/next_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,572 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// @dart = 2.8
+
+import 'package:args/command_runner.dart';
+import 'package:conductor/next.dart';
+import 'package:conductor/proto/conductor_state.pb.dart' as pb;
+import 'package:conductor/proto/conductor_state.pbenum.dart' show ReleasePhase;
+import 'package:conductor/repository.dart';
+import 'package:conductor/state.dart';
+import 'package:file/memory.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
+import 'package:platform/platform.dart';
+
+import './common.dart';
+import '../../../packages/flutter_tools/test/src/fake_process_manager.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('next command', () {
+    const String flutterRoot = '/flutter';
+    const String checkoutsParentDirectory = '$flutterRoot/dev/tools/';
+    const String candidateBranch = 'flutter-1.2-candidate.3';
+    final String localPathSeparator = const LocalPlatform().pathSeparator;
+    final String localOperatingSystem = const LocalPlatform().pathSeparator;
+    const String revision1 = 'abc123';
+    MemoryFileSystem fileSystem;
+    TestStdio stdio;
+    const String stateFile = '/state-file.json';
+
+    setUp(() {
+      stdio = TestStdio();
+      fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
+    });
+
+    CommandRunner<void> createRunner({
+      @required Checkouts checkouts,
+    }) {
+      final NextCommand command = NextCommand(
+        checkouts: checkouts,
+      );
+      return CommandRunner<void>('codesign-test', '')..addCommand(command);
+    }
+
+    test('throws if no state file found', () async {
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      expect(
+        () async => runner.run(<String>[
+          'next',
+          '--$kStateOption',
+          stateFile,
+        ]),
+        throwsExceptionWith('No persistent state file found at $stateFile'),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('does not prompt user and updates state.currentPhase from APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS to CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES if there are no engine cherrypicks', () async {
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES);
+      expect(stdio.error, isEmpty);
+    });
+
+
+    test('updates state.lastPhase from APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS to CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES if user responds yes', () async {
+      const String remoteUrl = 'https://githost.com/org/repo.git';
+      stdio.stdin.add('y');
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        engine: pb.Repository(
+          cherrypicks: <pb.Cherrypick>[
+            pb.Cherrypick(
+              trunkRevision: 'abc123',
+              state: pb.CherrypickState.PENDING,
+            ),
+          ],
+          mirror: pb.Remote(url: remoteUrl),
+        ),
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(stdio.stdout, contains(
+              'Are you ready to push your engine branch to the repository $remoteUrl? (y/n) '));
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES);
+      expect(stdio.error, isEmpty);
+    });
+
+    test('does not update state.currentPhase from CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES if user responds no', () async {
+      stdio.stdin.add('n');
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        engine: pb.Repository(
+          cherrypicks: <pb.Cherrypick>[
+            pb.Cherrypick(
+              trunkRevision: 'abc123',
+              state: pb.CherrypickState.PENDING,
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(stdio.stdout, contains('Has CI passed for the engine PR and binaries been codesigned? (y/n) '));
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES);
+      expect(stdio.error.contains('Aborting command.'), true);
+    });
+
+    test('updates state.currentPhase from CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES to APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS if user responds yes', () async {
+      stdio.stdin.add('y');
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.CODESIGN_ENGINE_BINARIES,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(stdio.stdout, contains('Has CI passed for the engine PR and binaries been codesigned? (y/n) '));
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS);
+    });
+
+    test('does not prompt user and updates state.currentPhase from APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS to PUBLISH_VERSION if there are no framework cherrypicks', () async {
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(stdio.stdout, isNot(contains('Did you apply all framework cherrypicks? (y/n) ')));
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_VERSION);
+      expect(stdio.error, isEmpty);
+    });
+
+    test('does not update state.currentPhase from APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS if user responds no', () async {
+      const String remoteUrl = 'https://githost.com/org/repo.git';
+      stdio.stdin.add('n');
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        framework: pb.Repository(
+          cherrypicks: <pb.Cherrypick>[
+            pb.Cherrypick(
+              trunkRevision: 'abc123',
+              state: pb.CherrypickState.PENDING,
+            ),
+          ],
+          mirror: pb.Remote(url: remoteUrl),
+        ),
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(stdio.stdout, contains('Are you ready to push your framework branch to the repository $remoteUrl? (y/n) '));
+      expect(stdio.error, contains('Aborting command.'));
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS);
+    });
+
+    test('updates state.currentPhase from APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS to PUBLISH_VERSION if user responds yes', () async {
+      const String remoteUrl = 'https://githost.com/org/repo.git';
+      stdio.stdin.add('y');
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        framework: pb.Repository(
+          cherrypicks: <pb.Cherrypick>[
+            pb.Cherrypick(
+              trunkRevision: 'abc123',
+              state: pb.CherrypickState.PENDING,
+            ),
+          ],
+          mirror: pb.Remote(url: remoteUrl),
+        ),
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.APPLY_FRAMEWORK_CHERRYPICKS,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_VERSION);
+      expect(stdio.stdout, contains('Are you ready to push your framework branch to the repository $remoteUrl? (y/n)'));
+    });
+
+
+    test('does not update state.currentPhase from PUBLISH_VERSION if user responds no', () async {
+      const String remoteName = 'upstream';
+      stdio.stdin.add('n');
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[
+          const FakeCommand(
+            command: <String>['git', 'checkout', '$remoteName/$candidateBranch'],
+          ),
+          const FakeCommand(
+            command: <String>['git', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'],
+            stdout: revision1,
+          ),
+        ],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_VERSION,
+        framework: pb.Repository(
+          candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
+          upstream: pb.Remote(url: FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream),
+        ),
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(stdio.stdout, contains('Has CI passed for the framework PR?'));
+      expect(stdio.error, contains('Aborting command.'));
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_VERSION);
+      expect(finalState.logs, stdio.logs);
+      expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
+    });
+
+    test('updates state.currentPhase from PUBLISH_VERSION to PUBLISH_CHANNEL if user responds yes', () async {
+      const String remoteName = 'upstream';
+      const String releaseVersion = '1.2.0-3.0.pre';
+      stdio.stdin.add('y');
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
+        const FakeCommand(
+          command: <String>['git', 'checkout', '$remoteName/$candidateBranch'],
+        ),
+        const FakeCommand(
+          command: <String>['git', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'],
+          stdout: revision1,
+        ),
+        const FakeCommand(
+          command: <String>['git', 'tag', releaseVersion, revision1],
+        ),
+        const FakeCommand(
+          command: <String>['git', 'push', remoteName, releaseVersion],
+        ),
+      ]);
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_VERSION,
+        framework: pb.Repository(
+          candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
+          upstream: pb.Remote(url: FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream),
+        ),
+        releaseVersion: releaseVersion,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      await runner.run(<String>[
+        'next',
+        '--$kStateOption',
+        stateFile,
+      ]);
+
+      final pb.ConductorState finalState = readStateFromFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+      );
+
+      expect(finalState.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.PUBLISH_CHANNEL);
+      expect(stdio.stdout, contains('Has CI passed for the framework PR?'));
+      expect(finalState.logs, stdio.logs);
+      expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
+    });
+
+    test('throws exception if state.currentPhase is RELEASE_COMPLETED', () async {
+      final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(
+        <FakeCommand>[],
+      );
+      final FakePlatform platform = FakePlatform(
+        environment: <String, String>{
+          'HOME': <String>['path', 'to', 'home'].join(localPathSeparator),
+        },
+        operatingSystem: localOperatingSystem,
+        pathSeparator: localPathSeparator,
+      );
+      final pb.ConductorState state = pb.ConductorState(
+        currentPhase: ReleasePhase.RELEASE_COMPLETED,
+      );
+      writeStateToFile(
+        fileSystem.file(stateFile),
+        state,
+        <String>[],
+      );
+      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)..createSync(recursive: true),
+        platform: platform,
+        processManager: processManager,
+        stdio: stdio,
+      );
+      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(checkouts: checkouts);
+      expect(
+        () async => runner.run(<String>[
+          'next',
+          '--$kStateOption',
+          stateFile,
+        ]),
+        throwsExceptionWith('This release is finished.'),
+      );
+    });
+  }, onPlatform: <String, dynamic>{
+    'windows': const Skip('Flutter Conductor only supported on macos/linux'),
+  });
+}
diff --git a/dev/conductor/test/roll_dev_integration_test.dart b/dev/conductor/test/roll_dev_integration_test.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index bcdd7ed8147..00000000000
--- a/dev/conductor/test/roll_dev_integration_test.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-// found in the LICENSE file.
-
-import 'package:conductor/repository.dart';
-import 'package:conductor/roll_dev.dart' show rollDev;
-import 'package:conductor/version.dart';
-import 'package:file/file.dart';
-import 'package:file/local.dart';
-import 'package:platform/platform.dart';
-import 'package:process/process.dart';
-
-import './common.dart';
-
-void main() {
-  group('roll-dev', () {
-    late TestStdio stdio;
-    late Platform platform;
-    late ProcessManager processManager;
-    late FileSystem fileSystem;
-    const String usageString = 'Usage: flutter conductor.';
-
-    late Checkouts checkouts;
-    late FrameworkRepository frameworkUpstream;
-    late FrameworkRepository framework;
-    late Directory tempDir;
-
-    setUp(() {
-      platform = const LocalPlatform();
-      fileSystem = const LocalFileSystem();
-      processManager = const LocalProcessManager();
-      stdio = TestStdio(verbose: true);
-      tempDir = fileSystem.systemTempDirectory.createTempSync('flutter_conductor_checkouts.');
-      checkouts = Checkouts(
-        fileSystem: fileSystem,
-        parentDirectory: tempDir,
-        platform: platform,
-        processManager: processManager,
-        stdio: stdio,
-      );
-
-      frameworkUpstream = FrameworkRepository(checkouts, localUpstream: true);
-
-      // This repository has [frameworkUpstream] set as its push/pull remote.
-      framework = FrameworkRepository(
-        checkouts,
-        name: 'test-framework',
-        fetchRemote: Remote(name: RemoteName.upstream, url: 'file://${frameworkUpstream.checkoutDirectory.path}/'),
-      );
-    });
-
-    test('increment m', () {
-      final Version initialVersion = framework.flutterVersion();
-
-      final String latestCommit = framework.authorEmptyCommit();
-
-      final FakeArgResults fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
-        level: 'm',
-        commit: latestCommit,
-        // Ensure this test passes after a dev release with hotfixes
-        force: true,
-        remote: 'upstream',
-      );
-
-      expect(
-        rollDev(
-          usage: usageString,
-          argResults: fakeArgResults,
-          stdio: stdio,
-          repository: framework,
-        ),
-        true,
-      );
-      expect(
-        stdio.stdout,
-        contains(RegExp(r'Publishing Flutter \d+\.\d+\.\d+-\d+\.\d+\.pre \(')),
-      );
-
-      final Version finalVersion = framework.flutterVersion();
-      expect(
-        initialVersion.toString() != finalVersion.toString(),
-        true,
-        reason: 'initialVersion = $initialVersion; finalVersion = $finalVersion',
-      );
-      expect(finalVersion.n, 0);
-      expect(finalVersion.commits, null);
-    });
-  }, onPlatform: <String, dynamic>{
-    'windows': const Skip('Flutter Conductor only supported on macos/linux'),
-  });
-}
diff --git a/dev/conductor/test/roll_dev_test.dart b/dev/conductor/test/roll_dev_test.dart
index 6101e817e36..86e507b518e 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/test/roll_dev_test.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/test/roll_dev_test.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ void main() {
     const String commit = 'abcde012345';
     const String remote = 'origin';
     const String lastVersion = '1.2.0-0.0.pre';
-    const String nextVersion = '1.2.0-1.0.pre';
+    const String nextVersion = '1.2.0-2.0.pre';
+    const String candidateBranch = 'flutter-1.2-candidate.2';
     const String checkoutsParentDirectory = '/path/to/directory/';
     FakeArgResults fakeArgResults;
     MemoryFileSystem fileSystem;
@@ -45,37 +46,20 @@ void main() {
       repo = FrameworkRepository(checkouts);
     });
 
-    test('returns false if level not provided', () {
+    test('throws Exception if level not provided', () {
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: null,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
       );
       expect(
-        rollDev(
+        () => rollDev(
           argResults: fakeArgResults,
           repository: repo,
           stdio: stdio,
           usage: usage,
         ),
-        false,
-      );
-    });
-
-    test('returns false if commit not provided', () {
-      fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
-        level: level,
-        commit: null,
-        remote: remote,
-      );
-      expect(
-        rollDev(
-          argResults: fakeArgResults,
-          repository: repo,
-          stdio: stdio,
-          usage: usage,
-        ),
-        false,
+        throwsExceptionWith(usage),
       );
     });
 
@@ -109,24 +93,18 @@ void main() {
       ]);
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: level,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
       );
-      Exception exception;
-      try {
-        rollDev(
+      expect(
+        () => rollDev(
           argResults: fakeArgResults,
           repository: repo,
           stdio: stdio,
           usage: usage,
-        );
-      } on Exception catch (e) {
-        exception = e;
-      }
-      const String pattern = r'Your git repository is not clean. Try running '
-          '"git clean -fd". Warning, this will delete files! Run with -n to find '
-          'out which ones.';
-      expect(exception?.toString(), contains(pattern));
+        ),
+        throwsExceptionWith('Your git repository is not clean.'),
+      );
     });
 
     test('does not reset or tag if --just-print is specified', () {
@@ -165,13 +143,13 @@ void main() {
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'rev-parse',
-          commit,
+          candidateBranch,
         ], stdout: commit),
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'describe',
           '--match',
-          '*.*.*-*.*.pre',
+          '*.*.*',
           '--exact-match',
           '--tags',
           'refs/remotes/$remote/dev',
@@ -185,7 +163,7 @@ void main() {
 
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: level,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
         justPrint: true,
       );
@@ -237,13 +215,13 @@ void main() {
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'rev-parse',
-          commit,
+          candidateBranch,
         ], stdout: commit),
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'describe',
           '--match',
-          '*.*.*-*.*.pre',
+          '*.*.*',
           '--exact-match',
           '--tags',
           'refs/remotes/$remote/dev',
@@ -268,7 +246,7 @@ void main() {
 
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: level,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
         skipTagging: true,
       );
@@ -319,13 +297,13 @@ void main() {
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'rev-parse',
-          commit,
+          candidateBranch,
         ], stdout: commit),
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'describe',
           '--match',
-          '*.*.*-*.*.pre',
+          '*.*.*',
           '--exact-match',
           '--tags',
           'refs/remotes/$remote/dev',
@@ -339,7 +317,7 @@ void main() {
       ]);
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: level,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
         justPrint: true,
       );
@@ -394,13 +372,13 @@ void main() {
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'rev-parse',
-          commit,
+          candidateBranch,
         ], stdout: commit),
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'describe',
           '--match',
-          '*.*.*-*.*.pre',
+          '*.*.*',
           '--exact-match',
           '--tags',
           'refs/remotes/$remote/dev',
@@ -421,7 +399,7 @@ void main() {
 
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: level,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
       );
       const String errorMessage = 'The previous dev tag $lastVersion is not a '
@@ -473,13 +451,13 @@ void main() {
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'rev-parse',
-          commit,
+          candidateBranch,
         ], stdout: commit),
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'describe',
           '--match',
-          '*.*.*-*.*.pre',
+          '*.*.*',
           '--exact-match',
           '--tags',
           'refs/remotes/$remote/dev',
@@ -517,7 +495,7 @@ void main() {
       ]);
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: level,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
         skipTagging: true,
       );
@@ -568,13 +546,13 @@ void main() {
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'rev-parse',
-          commit,
+          candidateBranch,
         ], stdout: commit),
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'describe',
           '--match',
-          '*.*.*-*.*.pre',
+          '*.*.*',
           '--exact-match',
           '--tags',
           'refs/remotes/$remote/dev',
@@ -617,7 +595,7 @@ void main() {
       ]);
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: level,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
       );
       expect(
@@ -667,13 +645,13 @@ void main() {
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'rev-parse',
-          commit,
+          candidateBranch,
         ], stdout: commit),
         const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
           'git',
           'describe',
           '--match',
-          '*.*.*-*.*.pre',
+          '*.*.*',
           '--exact-match',
           '--tags',
           'refs/remotes/$remote/dev',
@@ -711,7 +689,7 @@ void main() {
 
       fakeArgResults = FakeArgResults(
         level: level,
-        commit: commit,
+        candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         remote: remote,
         force: true,
       );
diff --git a/dev/conductor/test/start_test.dart b/dev/conductor/test/start_test.dart
index 3639bfbb5c2..0279c8777c8 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/test/start_test.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/test/start_test.dart
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ void main() {
       const String revision3 = '123abc';
       const String previousDartRevision = '171876a4e6cf56ee6da1f97d203926bd7afda7ef';
       const String nextDartRevision = 'f6c91128be6b77aef8351e1e3a9d07c85bc2e46e';
+      const String previousVersion = '1.2.0-1.0.pre';
+      const String nextVersion = '1.2.0-3.0.pre';
 
       final Directory engine = fileSystem.directory(checkoutsParentDirectory)
           .childDirectory('flutter_conductor_checkouts')
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ void main() {
           stdout: revision2,
         ),
       ];
+
       final List<FakeCommand> frameworkCommands = <FakeCommand>[
         FakeCommand(
           command: <String>[
@@ -219,11 +222,23 @@ void main() {
             'cherrypicks-$candidateBranch',
           ],
         ),
+        const FakeCommand(
+          command: <String>[
+            'git',
+            'describe',
+            '--match',
+            '*.*.*',
+            '--tags',
+            'refs/remotes/upstream/$candidateBranch',
+          ],
+          stdout: '$previousVersion-42-gabc123',
+        ),
         const FakeCommand(
           command: <String>['git', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'],
           stdout: revision3,
         ),
       ];
+
       final CommandRunner<void> runner = createRunner(
         commands: <FakeCommand>[
           const FakeCommand(
@@ -254,6 +269,8 @@ void main() {
         stateFilePath,
         '--$kDartRevisionOption',
         nextDartRevision,
+        '--$kIncrementOption',
+        'm',
       ]);
 
       final File stateFile = fileSystem.file(stateFilePath);
@@ -265,12 +282,13 @@ void main() {
 
       expect(state.isInitialized(), true);
       expect(state.releaseChannel, releaseChannel);
+      expect(state.releaseVersion, nextVersion);
       expect(state.engine.candidateBranch, candidateBranch);
       expect(state.engine.startingGitHead, revision2);
       expect(state.engine.dartRevision, nextDartRevision);
       expect(state.framework.candidateBranch, candidateBranch);
       expect(state.framework.startingGitHead, revision3);
-      expect(state.lastPhase, ReleasePhase.INITIALIZE);
+      expect(state.currentPhase, ReleasePhase.APPLY_ENGINE_CHERRYPICKS);
       expect(state.conductorVersion, revision);
     });
   }, onPlatform: <String, dynamic>{
diff --git a/dev/conductor/test/version_test.dart b/dev/conductor/test/version_test.dart
index 78e34cb8729..cad4fad6bf9 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/test/version_test.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/test/version_test.dart
@@ -44,29 +44,26 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('successfully increments z', () {
-      const String level = 'm';
+      const String level = 'z';
 
-      Version version = Version.fromString('1.0.0-0.0.pre');
-      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '1.0.0-1.0.pre');
+      Version version = Version.fromString('1.0.0');
+      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '1.0.1');
 
-      version = Version.fromString('10.20.0-40.50.pre');
-      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '10.20.0-41.0.pre');
+      version = Version.fromString('10.20.0');
+      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '10.20.1');
 
-      version = Version.fromString('1.18.0-3.0.pre');
-      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '1.18.0-4.0.pre');
+      version = Version.fromString('1.18.3');
+      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '1.18.4');
     });
 
-    test('successfully increments m', () {
+    test('does not support incrementing m', () {
       const String level = 'm';
 
-      Version version = Version.fromString('1.0.0-0.0.pre');
-      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '1.0.0-1.0.pre');
-
-      version = Version.fromString('10.20.0-40.50.pre');
-      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '10.20.0-41.0.pre');
-
-      version = Version.fromString('1.18.0-3.0.pre');
-      expect(Version.increment(version, level).toString(), '1.18.0-4.0.pre');
+      final Version version = Version.fromString('1.0.0-0.0.pre');
+      expect(
+        () => Version.increment(version, level).toString(),
+        throwsAssertionWith("Do not increment 'm' via Version.increment"),
+      );
     });
 
     test('successfully increments n', () {