diff --git a/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml
index c03956a729..f1c94da3cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/secrets-sdk.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - "packages/secrets/**"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json b/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json
index 1c4f8e13a5..8eee5292eb 100644
--- a/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json
+++ b/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/cli-test-utils",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Test utilities package for Zowe CLI plug-ins",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 329bab9970..e6f80dd0df 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "command": {
     "publish": {
       "ignoreChanges": [
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 8caf81e493..1055ef9f94 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     },
     "__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils": {
       "name": "@zowe/cli-test-utils",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "find-up": "^5.0.0",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
         "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
@@ -17451,21 +17451,21 @@
     },
     "packages/cli": {
       "name": "@zowe/cli",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
         "find-process": "1.4.7",
         "lodash": "4.17.21",
         "minimatch": "9.0.3",
@@ -17478,7 +17478,7 @@
         "@types/diff": "^5.0.9",
         "@types/lodash": "^4.14.202",
         "@types/tar": "^6.1.11",
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
         "comment-json": "^4.2.3",
         "strip-ansi": "^6.0.1",
         "which": "^4.0.0"
@@ -17487,7 +17487,7 @@
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       }
     },
     "packages/cli/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
@@ -17537,15 +17537,15 @@
     },
     "packages/core": {
       "name": "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "comment-json": "~4.2.3",
         "string-width": "^4.2.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17556,7 +17556,7 @@
     },
     "packages/imperative": {
       "name": "@zowe/imperative",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/yargs": "^17.0.32",
@@ -17608,7 +17608,7 @@
         "@types/pacote": "^11.1.8",
         "@types/progress": "^2.0.7",
         "@types/stack-trace": "^0.0.29",
-        "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+        "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
         "concurrently": "^8.0.0",
         "cowsay": "^1.6.0",
         "deep-diff": "^1.0.0",
@@ -17725,16 +17725,16 @@
     },
     "packages/provisioning": {
       "name": "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17746,7 +17746,7 @@
     },
     "packages/secrets": {
       "name": "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -17759,15 +17759,15 @@
     },
     "packages/workflows": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17779,12 +17779,12 @@
     },
     "packages/zosconsole": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17796,16 +17796,16 @@
     },
     "packages/zosfiles": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "minimatch": "^9.0.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17838,15 +17838,15 @@
     },
     "packages/zosjobs": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17858,12 +17858,12 @@
     },
     "packages/zoslogs": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17875,12 +17875,12 @@
     },
     "packages/zosmf": {
       "name": "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17892,15 +17892,15 @@
     },
     "packages/zostso": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
@@ -17912,15 +17912,15 @@
     },
     "packages/zosuss": {
       "name": "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk",
-      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+      "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "ssh2": "^1.15.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/ssh2": "^1.11.19",
-        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+        "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+        "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.12.0"
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index fb905086c3..7e186f98a6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe CLI package will be documented in this file.
 
+## `8.0.0-next.202405231927`
+
+- LTS Breaking: Send all Zowe Daemon informational messages, progress messages, and error messages to standard error instead of standard output [#1451](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/1451)
+
 ## `8.0.0-next.202405202020`
 
 - BugFix: Fixed a bug where a data set search would not return a search term if it was at the beginning of a line. [#2147](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/2147)
 
 ## `8.0.0-next.202405101931`
 
-- Enhancement: Added the ability to search for a string in a data set or PDS member matching a pattern with the `zowe zos-files search data-sets` comamnd.[#2095](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2095)
+- Enhancement: Added the ability to search for a string in a data set or PDS member matching a pattern with the `zowe zos-files search data-sets` command.[#2095](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2095)
 
 ## `8.0.0-next.202405061946`
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/__tests__/zosconsole/__integration__/collect/__snapshots__/cli.zos-console.collect.response.integration.test.ts.snap b/packages/cli/__tests__/zosconsole/__integration__/collect/__snapshots__/cli.zos-console.collect.response.integration.test.ts.snap
index 5378cc8051..48147e6429 100644
--- a/packages/cli/__tests__/zosconsole/__integration__/collect/__snapshots__/cli.zos-console.collect.response.integration.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/__tests__/zosconsole/__integration__/collect/__snapshots__/cli.zos-console.collect.response.integration.test.ts.snap
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Invalid value specified for option:
 You specified:
 123@CA.COM
 
-The value must match one of the following regular expressions:
+The value must match one of the following options:
 [ '^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$' ].
 
 Example:
diff --git a/packages/cli/__tests__/zosconsole/__integration__/issue/__snapshots__/cli.zos-console.issue.command.integration.test.ts.snap b/packages/cli/__tests__/zosconsole/__integration__/issue/__snapshots__/cli.zos-console.issue.command.integration.test.ts.snap
index 6d3defffaa..e98a637ad9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/__tests__/zosconsole/__integration__/issue/__snapshots__/cli.zos-console.issue.command.integration.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/__tests__/zosconsole/__integration__/issue/__snapshots__/cli.zos-console.issue.command.integration.test.ts.snap
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Invalid value specified for option:
 You specified:
 123@CA.COM
 
-The value must match one of the following regular expressions:
+The value must match one of the following options:
 [ '^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$' ].
 
 Example:
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 229cff336f..cbb01e64fa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/cli",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "zoweVersion": "V3",
   "description": "Zowe CLI is a command line interface (CLI) that provides a simple and streamlined way to interact with IBM z/OS.",
   "author": "Zowe",
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@
     "preshrinkwrap": "node ../../scripts/rewriteShrinkwrap.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
     "find-process": "1.4.7",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
     "minimatch": "9.0.3",
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@
     "@types/diff": "^5.0.9",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.202",
     "@types/tar": "^6.1.11",
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
     "comment-json": "^4.2.3",
     "strip-ansi": "^6.0.1",
     "which": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.12.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 4e443fa44d..872f988e8c 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Core libraries shared by Zowe SDK packages",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
     "string-width": "^4.2.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
diff --git a/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
index 62ee0a11d4..152fe2fcd2 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to the Imperative package will be documented in this file.
 ## Recent Changes
 
 - BugFix: Modified command output to show appropriate error message given availible ImperativeError properties. [#1897](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/1897)
+- Patch: Modify error text in SyntaxValidator.invalidOptionError. [#2138](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2138)
 
 ## `8.0.0-next.202405211929`
 
diff --git a/packages/imperative/package.json b/packages/imperative/package.json
index 73ad8bae07..e55fd767e9 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/package.json
+++ b/packages/imperative/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/imperative",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "framework for building configurable CLIs",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     "@types/pacote": "^11.1.8",
     "@types/progress": "^2.0.7",
     "@types/stack-trace": "^0.0.29",
-    "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+    "@zowe/secrets-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
     "concurrently": "^8.0.0",
     "cowsay": "^1.6.0",
     "deep-diff": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/cmd/src/syntax/SyntaxValidator.ts b/packages/imperative/src/cmd/src/syntax/SyntaxValidator.ts
index c4bda0e277..fbf48708d3 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/cmd/src/syntax/SyntaxValidator.ts
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/cmd/src/syntax/SyntaxValidator.ts
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ export class SyntaxValidator {
         const msg: string = responseObject.console.error(
             "Invalid value specified for option:\n{{long}} {{aliases}}\n\n" +
             "You specified:\n{{optionVal}}\n\n" +
-            "The value must match one of the following regular expressions:\n{{allowed}}.",
+            "The value must match one of the following options:\n{{allowed}}.",
             mustacheSummary);
         this.appendValidatorError(responseObject,
             {message: msg, optionInError: failingOption.name, definition: failingOption});
diff --git a/packages/provisioning/package.json b/packages/provisioning/package.json
index 428d2785c1..59ceade0b2 100644
--- a/packages/provisioning/package.json
+++ b/packages/provisioning/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/provisioning-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS provisioning APIs",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/secrets/package.json b/packages/secrets/package.json
index 9c95ae55f8..a20bb1bd0a 100644
--- a/packages/secrets/package.json
+++ b/packages/secrets/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Credential management facilities for Imperative, Zowe CLI, and extenders.",
   "repository": "https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli.git",
   "author": "Zowe",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/tree/master/packages/secrets#readme",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues"
diff --git a/packages/workflows/package.json b/packages/workflows/package.json
index a56f9d035e..736a2ac5dd 100644
--- a/packages/workflows/package.json
+++ b/packages/workflows/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-workflows-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS workflows APIs",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosconsole/package.json b/packages/zosconsole/package.json
index 92d8d0f7d5..54826b79d6 100644
--- a/packages/zosconsole/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosconsole/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-console-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS console",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosfiles/package.json b/packages/zosfiles/package.json
index 5c64a90efd..87200e16da 100644
--- a/packages/zosfiles/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosfiles/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with files and data sets on z/OS",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
     "minimatch": "^9.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosjobs/package.json b/packages/zosjobs/package.json
index f749ac8296..94db798bff 100644
--- a/packages/zosjobs/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosjobs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-jobs-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with jobs on z/OS",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/zos-files-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zoslogs/package.json b/packages/zoslogs/package.json
index d766b6d720..d557fe192b 100644
--- a/packages/zoslogs/package.json
+++ b/packages/zoslogs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-logs-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS logs",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosmf/package.json b/packages/zosmf/package.json
index 398735cc43..a9dcd6c60c 100644
--- a/packages/zosmf/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosmf/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with the z/OS Management Facility",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zostso/package.json b/packages/zostso/package.json
index f3f77ccd44..5496fe707d 100644
--- a/packages/zostso/package.json
+++ b/packages/zostso/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-tso-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with TSO on z/OS",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/prepareLicenses.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/zosmf-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/core-for-zowe-sdk": "^8.0.0-next",
diff --git a/packages/zosuss/package.json b/packages/zosuss/package.json
index 8aebdfd8e8..2ed7b19c51 100644
--- a/packages/zosuss/package.json
+++ b/packages/zosuss/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zos-uss-for-zowe-sdk",
-  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
+  "version": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
   "description": "Zowe SDK to interact with USS on z/OS",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/ssh2": "^1.11.19",
-    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405211929",
-    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405211929"
+    "@zowe/cli-test-utils": "8.0.0-next.202405241406",
+    "@zowe/imperative": "8.0.0-next.202405241406"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
diff --git a/zowex/Cargo.lock b/zowex/Cargo.lock
index c456ddf987..301095f6e6 100644
--- a/zowex/Cargo.lock
+++ b/zowex/Cargo.lock
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ checksum = "09041cd90cf85f7f8b2df60c646f853b7f535ce68f85244eb6731cf89fa498ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zowe"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.2.3"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "fslock",
diff --git a/zowex/Cargo.toml b/zowex/Cargo.toml
index 4e04d82592..973093361e 100644
--- a/zowex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zowex/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zowe"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.2.3"
 authors = ["Zowe Project"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "EPL-2.0"
diff --git a/zowex/src/comm.rs b/zowex/src/comm.rs
index f147f1337d..415cfc9458 100644
--- a/zowex/src/comm.rs
+++ b/zowex/src/comm.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 *
 */
 
-// Functions related to daemon cummunication.
+// Functions related to daemon communication.
 
 use std::io;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ pub async fn comm_establish_connection(
                 we_started_daemon = true;
                 cmd_to_show = proc_start_daemon(njs_zowe_path);
             } else if we_started_daemon && conn_retries > THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES {
-                println!(
+                eprintln!(
                     "The Zowe daemon that we started is not running on socket: {}.",
                     daemon_socket
                 );
-                println!(
+                eprintln!(
                     "Command used to start the Zowe daemon was:\n    {}\nTerminating.",
                     cmd_to_show
                 );
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pub async fn comm_establish_connection(
         };
 
         if conn_retries > 0 {
-            println!(
+            eprintln!(
                 "{} ({} of {})",
                 retry_msg, conn_retries, THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES
             );
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub async fn comm_establish_connection(
         conn_retries += 1;
 
         if conn_retries > THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES {
-            println!(
+            eprintln!(
                 "Terminating after {} connection retries.",
                 THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES
             );
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ pub async fn comm_establish_connection(
 
         // before we wait too long, show diagnostics
         if conn_retries == RETRY_TO_SHOW_DIAG {
-            println!("\nThe Zowe daemon was started with these options:");
+            eprintln!("\nThe Zowe daemon was started with these options:");
             if we_started_daemon {
-                println!("Command = {}", cmd_to_show);
+                eprintln!("Command = {}", cmd_to_show);
             } else {
-                println!("Command = {}", daemon_proc_info.cmd);
+                eprintln!("Command = {}", daemon_proc_info.cmd);
             }
-            println!(
+            eprintln!(
                 "Process name = {}  pid = {}  socket = {}\n",
                 daemon_proc_info.name, daemon_proc_info.pid, daemon_socket
             );
diff --git a/zowex/src/proc.rs b/zowex/src/proc.rs
index 5cbd0bcdb1..51eb19f5b0 100644
--- a/zowex/src/proc.rs
+++ b/zowex/src/proc.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ fn read_pid_for_user() -> Option<sysinfo::Pid> {
         Ok(ok_val) => ok_val,
         Err(err_val) => {
             // we should not continue if we cannot open an existing pid file
-            println!(
+            eprintln!(
                 "Unable to open file = {}\nDetails = {}",
                 pid_file_path.display(),
                 err_val
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ fn read_pid_for_user() -> Option<sysinfo::Pid> {
         Ok(ok_val) => ok_val,
         Err(err_val) => {
             // we should not continue if we cannot read an existing pid file
-            println!(
+            eprintln!(
                 "Unable to read file = {}\nDetails = {}",
                 pid_file_path.display(),
                 err_val
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ fn read_pid_for_user() -> Option<sysinfo::Pid> {
 
     if daemon_pid_for_user.user != executor {
         // our pid file should only contain our own user name
-        println!(
+        eprintln!(
             "User name of '{}' in file '{}' does not match current user = '{}'.",
             daemon_pid_for_user.user,
             pid_file_path.display(),
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@ fn read_pid_for_user() -> Option<sysinfo::Pid> {
  */
 
 pub fn proc_start_daemon(njs_zowe_path: &str) -> String {
-    println!("Starting a background process to increase performance ...");
+    eprintln!("Starting a background process to increase performance ...");
 
     let daemon_arg = LAUNCH_DAEMON_OPTION;
     let mut cmd = Command::new(njs_zowe_path);
-    
+
     // Uses creation flags from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/procthread/process-creation-flags
     // Flags are CREATE_NO_WINDOW, CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP, and CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT
     #[cfg(target_family = "windows")]
@@ -291,11 +291,11 @@ pub fn proc_start_daemon(njs_zowe_path: &str) -> String {
     {
         Ok(_unused) => { /* nothing to do */ }
         Err(error) => {
-            println!(
+            eprintln!(
                 "Failed to start the following process:\n    {} {}",
                 njs_zowe_path, daemon_arg
             );
-            println!("Due to this error:\n    {}", error);
+            eprintln!("Due to this error:\n    {}", error);
             std::process::exit(EXIT_CODE_CANNOT_START_DAEMON);
         }
     };
diff --git a/zowex/src/run.rs b/zowex/src/run.rs
index b01ba1a6b7..2d5ff8f077 100644
--- a/zowex/src/run.rs
+++ b/zowex/src/run.rs
@@ -96,17 +96,17 @@ pub async fn run_zowe_command(zowe_cmd_args: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<i32, i3
  */
 pub async fn run_restart_command(njs_zowe_path: &str) -> Result<i32, i32> {
     if proc_get_daemon_info().is_running {
-        println!("Shutting down the running daemon ...");
+        eprintln!("Shutting down the running daemon ...");
         let mut restart_cmd_args: Vec<String> = vec![SHUTDOWN_REQUEST.to_string()];
         if let Err(err_val) = run_daemon_command(njs_zowe_path, &mut restart_cmd_args).await {
-            println!("Unable to communicate a command to the Zowe daemon.");
+            eprintln!("Unable to communicate a command to the Zowe daemon.");
             return Err(err_val);
         }
     }
 
     // Start a new daemon. Note that proc_start_daemon() exits on failure.
     proc_start_daemon(njs_zowe_path);
-    println!("A new daemon has started.");
+    eprintln!("A new daemon has started.");
     Ok(EXIT_CODE_SUCCESS)
 }
 
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ fn run_nodejs_command(njs_zowe_path: &str, zowe_cmd_args: &mut Vec<String>) -> R
     {
         Ok(new_proc) => new_proc.status.code().unwrap(),
         Err(error) => {
-            println!("Failed to run the following command:");
-            println!(
+            eprintln!("Failed to run the following command:");
+            eprintln!(
                 "    Program = {}\n    arguments = {:?}",
                 njs_zowe_path, zowe_cmd_args
             );
-            println!("Due to this error:\n    {}", error);
+            eprintln!("Due to this error:\n    {}", error);
             EXIT_CODE_FAILED_TO_RUN_NODEJS_CMD
         }
     };
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ fn run_delayed_zowe_command(njs_zowe_path: &str, zowe_cmd_args: &[String]) -> Re
     let (curr_cmd_shell, cmd_shell_nm) = match proc_get_cmd_shell() {
         Ok((curr_cmd_shell, cmd_shell_nm)) => (curr_cmd_shell, cmd_shell_nm),
         Err(error) => {
-            println!("{} Terminating.", error);
+            eprintln!("{} Terminating.", error);
             return Err(EXIT_CODE_CANT_FIND_CMD_SHELL);
         }
     };
     if matches!(curr_cmd_shell, CmdShell::Unknown) {
-        println!(
+        eprintln!(
             "The command shell process named '{}' is unknown to the Zowe CLI. Terminating.",
             cmd_shell_nm
         );
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ fn run_delayed_zowe_command(njs_zowe_path: &str, zowe_cmd_args: &[String]) -> Re
     );
 
     // The following line gives useful debugging info when it is uncommented.
-    // println!("script_arg_vec = {:?}", script_arg_vec);
+    // eprintln!("script_arg_vec = {:?}", script_arg_vec);
 
-    println!(
+    eprintln!(
         "The '{}' command will run in the background ...",
         arg_vec_to_string(zowe_cmd_args)
     );
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ fn run_delayed_zowe_command(njs_zowe_path: &str, zowe_cmd_args: &[String]) -> Re
     {
         Ok(..) => Ok(EXIT_CODE_SUCCESS),
         Err(err_val) => {
-            println!("Failed to run the following command:");
-            println!(
+            eprintln!("Failed to run the following command:");
+            eprintln!(
                 "    cmd_shell_to_launch = {}\n    arguments = {:?}",
                 njs_zowe_path, zowe_cmd_args
             );
-            println!("Due to this error:\n    {}", err_val);
+            eprintln!("Due to this error:\n    {}", err_val);
             Err(EXIT_CODE_FAILED_TO_RUN_NODEJS_CMD)
         }
     };
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
     let cwd: PathBuf = match env::current_dir() {
         Ok(ok_val) => ok_val,
         Err(err_val) => {
-            println!("Unable to get current directory\nDetails = {:?}", err_val);
+            eprintln!("Unable to get current directory\nDetails = {:?}", err_val);
             return Err(EXIT_CODE_ENV_ERROR);
         }
     };
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
     let mut stdin = Vec::new();
     if !std::io::stdin().is_terminal() {
         if let Err(err_val) = io::stdin().read_to_end(&mut stdin) {
-            println!("Failed reading stdin\nDetails = {}", err_val);
+            eprintln!("Failed reading stdin\nDetails = {}", err_val);
             return Err(EXIT_CODE_COMM_IO_ERROR);
         }
     }
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
             }
         }
         Err(err_val) => {
-            println!("Failed convert response to JSON\nDetails = {}", err_val);
+            eprintln!("Failed to convert response to JSON\nDetails = {}", err_val);
             return Err(EXIT_CODE_CANT_CONVERT_JSON);
         }
     }
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
             match lock_file.try_lock() {
                 Ok(result) if !result => {
                     if tries > THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES {
-                        println!(
+                        eprintln!(
                             "Terminating after {} connection retries.",
                             THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES
                         );
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
                     }
 
                     tries += 1;
-                    println!(
+                    eprintln!(
                         "The Zowe daemon is in use, retrying ({} of {})",
                         tries, THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES
                     );
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
                     locked = true;
                 }
                 Err(ref e) => {
-                    println!("Problem acquiring lock: {:?}", e);
+                    eprintln!("Problem acquiring lock: {:?}", e);
                     return Err(EXIT_CODE_CANNOT_ACQUIRE_LOCK);
                 }
             }
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
         match comm_establish_connection(njs_zowe_path, &socket_string).await {
             Ok(ok_val) => stream = ok_val,
             Err(err_val) => {
-                println!(
+                eprintln!(
                     "Unable to establish communication with daemon.\nDetails = {}",
                     err_val
                 );
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
             Err(ref err_val) => {
                 if err_val.kind() == io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset {
                     if tries > THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES {
-                        println!(
+                        eprintln!(
                             "Terminating after {} connection retries.",
                             THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES
                         );
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
                     }
 
                     tries += 1;
-                    println!(
+                    eprintln!(
                         "The Zowe daemon is in use, retrying ({} of {})",
                         tries, THREE_MIN_OF_RETRIES
                     );
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon_command(
                     // pause between attempts to connect
                     thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(THREE_SEC_DELAY));
                 } else {
-                    println!(
+                    eprintln!(
                         "I/O error during daemon communication.\nDetails = {}",
                         err_val
                     );
@@ -648,21 +648,21 @@ fn get_win_lock_file() -> Result<LockFile, i32> {
     lock_path.push("daemon.lock");
 
     if let Err(err_val) = File::create(&lock_path) {
-        println!(
+        eprintln!(
             "Unable to create zowe daemon lock file = {}.",
             &lock_path.display()
         );
-        println!("Reason = {}.", err_val);
+        eprintln!("Reason = {}.", err_val);
         return Err(EXIT_CODE_FILE_IO_ERROR);
     }
     let lock_file: LockFile = match LockFile::open(&lock_path) {
         Ok(ok_val) => ok_val,
         Err(err_val) => {
-            println!(
+            eprintln!(
                 "Unable to open zowe daemon lock file = {}.",
                 &lock_path.display()
             );
-            println!("Reason = {}.", err_val);
+            eprintln!("Reason = {}.", err_val);
             return Err(EXIT_CODE_FILE_IO_ERROR);
         }
     };
diff --git a/zowex/src/util.rs b/zowex/src/util.rs
index fb607309d9..53cbe1ef31 100644
--- a/zowex/src/util.rs
+++ b/zowex/src/util.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn util_get_nodejs_zowe_path() -> String {
      */
     let my_exe_result = env::current_exe();
     if my_exe_result.is_err() {
-        println!("Unable to get path to my own executable. Terminating.");
+        eprintln!("Unable to get path to my own executable. Terminating.");
         std::process::exit(EXIT_CODE_CANNOT_GET_MY_PATH);
     }
     let my_exe_path_buf = my_exe_result.unwrap();
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ pub fn util_get_nodejs_zowe_path() -> String {
         break;
     }
     if njs_zowe_path == NOT_FOUND {
-        println!("Could not find a NodeJS zowe command on your path.");
-        println!("Will not be able to run Zowe commands. Terminating.");
+        eprintln!("Could not find a NodeJS zowe command on your path.");
+        eprintln!("Will not be able to run Zowe commands. Terminating.");
         std::process::exit(EXIT_CODE_NO_NODEJS_ZOWE_ON_PATH);
     }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn util_get_daemon_dir() -> Result<PathBuf, i32> {
         match home_dir() {
             Some(path_buf_val) => daemon_dir = path_buf_val,
             None => {
-                println!("Unable to get user's home directory.");
+                eprintln!("Unable to get user's home directory.");
                 return Err(EXIT_CODE_ENV_ERROR);
             }
         }
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ pub fn util_get_daemon_dir() -> Result<PathBuf, i32> {
 
     if !daemon_dir.exists() {
         if let Err(err_val) = std::fs::create_dir_all(&daemon_dir) {
-            println!(
+            eprintln!(
                 "Unable to create zowe daemon directory = {}.",
                 &daemon_dir.display()
             );
-            println!("Reason = {}.", err_val);
+            eprintln!("Reason = {}.", err_val);
             return Err(EXIT_CODE_FILE_IO_ERROR);
         }
     }
@@ -178,6 +178,6 @@ pub fn util_terminal_supports_color() -> i32 {
             return 1;
         }
     }
-    
+
     0
 }
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