diff --git a/.changeset/ten-nails-whisper.md b/.changeset/ten-nails-whisper.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a845151cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-nails-whisper.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b9018299f9..08574d6ed6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -33141,16 +33141,16 @@
     },
     "packages/backend": {
       "name": "@clerk/backend",
-      "version": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
         "cookie": "0.5.0",
         "snakecase-keys": "5.4.4",
         "tslib": "2.4.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@cloudflare/workers-types": "^3.18.0",
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
         "@types/cookie": "^0.5.1",
@@ -33180,11 +33180,11 @@
     },
     "packages/chrome-extension": {
       "name": "@clerk/chrome-extension",
-      "version": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/clerk-js": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2"
+        "@clerk/clerk-js": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
+        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chrome": "*",
@@ -33205,12 +33205,12 @@
     },
     "packages/clerk-js": {
       "name": "@clerk/clerk-js",
-      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/localizations": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/localizations": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@emotion/cache": "11.11.0",
         "@emotion/react": "11.11.1",
         "@floating-ui/react": "0.25.4",
@@ -33545,16 +33545,16 @@
     },
     "packages/expo": {
       "name": "@clerk/clerk-expo",
-      "version": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/clerk-js": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/clerk-js": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
+        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
         "react-native-url-polyfill": "2.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "^4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "^4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@types/node": "^18.17.0",
         "@types/react": "*",
         "@types/react-dom": "*",
@@ -33576,12 +33576,12 @@
     },
     "packages/fastify": {
       "name": "@clerk/fastify",
-      "version": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "cookies": "0.8.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -33599,17 +33599,17 @@
       }
     },
     "packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk": {
-      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/clerk-sdk-node": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
+        "@clerk/clerk-sdk-node": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
         "cookie": "0.5.0",
         "tslib": "2.4.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@types/cookie": "^0.5.0",
         "@types/node": "^18.17.0",
         "eslint-config-custom": "*",
@@ -33629,10 +33629,10 @@
     },
     "packages/localizations": {
       "name": "@clerk/localizations",
-      "version": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@types/node": "^18.17.0",
         "eslint-config-custom": "*",
         "tsup": "*",
@@ -33648,16 +33648,16 @@
     },
     "packages/nextjs": {
       "name": "@clerk/nextjs",
-      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
         "path-to-regexp": "6.2.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@types/node": "^18.17.0",
         "@types/react": "*",
         "@types/react-dom": "*",
@@ -33682,17 +33682,17 @@
     },
     "packages/react": {
       "name": "@clerk/clerk-react",
-      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "eslint-config-custom": "*",
         "semver": "^7.5.4",
         "tslib": "2.4.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/themes": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.1",
+        "@clerk/themes": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
         "@types/node": "^18.17.0",
         "@types/react": "*",
         "@types/react-dom": "*",
@@ -33714,17 +33714,17 @@
     },
     "packages/remix": {
       "name": "@clerk/remix",
-      "version": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
         "cookie": "0.5.0",
         "tslib": "2.4.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@remix-run/react": "^2.0.0",
         "@remix-run/server-runtime": "^2.0.0",
         "@types/cookie": "^0.5.0",
@@ -33750,16 +33750,16 @@
     },
     "packages/sdk-node": {
       "name": "@clerk/clerk-sdk-node",
-      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "5.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/backend": "1.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
         "camelcase-keys": "6.2.2",
         "snakecase-keys": "3.2.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@types/express": "4.17.14",
         "@types/node": "^18.17.0",
         "eslint-config-custom": "*",
@@ -33792,7 +33792,8 @@
     },
     "packages/shared": {
       "name": "@clerk/shared",
-      "version": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.3",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "glob-to-regexp": "0.4.1",
@@ -33800,7 +33801,7 @@
         "swr": "2.2.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@types/glob-to-regexp": "0.4.1",
         "@types/js-cookie": "3.0.2",
         "@types/node": "^18.17.0",
@@ -33833,10 +33834,10 @@
     },
     "packages/themes": {
       "name": "@clerk/themes",
-      "version": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.1",
+      "version": "2.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
         "@types/node": "^18.17.0",
         "eslint-config-custom": "*",
         "typescript": "*"
@@ -33851,7 +33852,7 @@
     },
     "packages/types": {
       "name": "@clerk/types",
-      "version": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.2",
+      "version": "4.0.0-alpha-v5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "csstype": "3.1.1"
@@ -33871,4 +33872,4 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/chrome-extension/README.md b/packages/chrome-extension/README.md
index 76a79eebb4..6d24b96906 100644
--- a/packages/chrome-extension/README.md
+++ b/packages/chrome-extension/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <img src="https://images.clerk.com/static/logo-light-mode-400x400.png" height="64">
     </picture>
   </a>
-  <br /> 
+  <br />
 </p>
 
 # @clerk/chrome-extension
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ the <a href="https://clerk.com/docs/reference/node/getting-started?utm_source=gi
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-To use this package you should first create a Clerk application and retrieve a `Publishable Key` for you application to be used as environment variables `REACT_APP_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY`.
+To use this package you should first create a Clerk application and retrieve a `Publishable Key` for you application to be used as environment variables `VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY`.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function HelloUser() {
   return <p> Hello user</p>;
 }
 
-const publishableKey = process.env.REACT_APP_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY || '';
+const publishableKey = process.env.VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY || '';
 
 function ClerkProviderWithRoutes() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
diff --git a/packages/react/README.md b/packages/react/README.md
index 41ea60fb76..d01d1bb250 100644
--- a/packages/react/README.md
+++ b/packages/react/README.md
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ npm run dev
 
 Clerk requires your application to be wrapped in the `<ClerkProvider/>` context.
 
-If using Create React App, set `REACT_APP_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY` to your Publishable key in your `.env.local` file to make the environment variable accessible on `process.env` and pass it as the `publishableKey` prop.
+If using Vite, set `VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY` to your Publishable key in your `.env.local` file to make the environment variable accessible on `process.env` and pass it as the `publishableKey` prop.
 
 ```jsx
 import { render } from 'react-dom';
 
 import { ClerkProvider, SignedIn, SignedOut, SignInButton, UserButton } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 
-const publishableKey = process.env.REACT_APP_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY;
+const publishableKey = process.env.VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY;
 
 render(
   <ClerkProvider publishableKey={publishableKey}>
diff --git a/playground/vite-react-ts/.env.example b/playground/vite-react-ts/.env.example
index 44cb626bf2..0349fdfbb4 100644
--- a/playground/vite-react-ts/.env.example
+++ b/playground/vite-react-ts/.env.example
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VITE_REACT_APP_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_************
+VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_************
diff --git a/playground/vite-react-ts/src/App.tsx b/playground/vite-react-ts/src/App.tsx
index cdb762abd0..a2d123ef80 100644
--- a/playground/vite-react-ts/src/App.tsx
+++ b/playground/vite-react-ts/src/App.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { BrowserRouter, Route, Routes, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-const clerkPubKey = import.meta.env.VITE_REACT_APP_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY;
+const clerkPubKey = import.meta.env.VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY;
 
 function NavBar() {
   return (