diff --git a/.changeset/metal-guests-melt.md b/.changeset/metal-guests-melt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f41c2802c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-guests-melt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@vue-storefront/middleware": minor
+---
+
+[ADDED] New GET /readyz endpoint for middleware for using with Kubernetes readiness probes.
diff --git a/.changeset/pre.json b/.changeset/pre.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1441a231e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pre.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "mode": "pre",
+  "tag": "terminus",
+  "initialVersions": {
+    "@vue-storefront/api-extractor-config": "1.0.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/eslint-config": "3.1.3",
+    "@vue-storefront/eslint-config-integrations": "1.0.1",
+    "@vue-storefront/integrations-tsconfig": "1.0.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/jest-config": "1.0.2",
+    "@vue-storefront/prettier-config": "2.0.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/rollup-config": "1.0.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/changesets": "2.0.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/cli": "5.0.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/middleware": "4.3.1",
+    "@vue-storefront/multistore": "4.1.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/next": "4.0.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/nuxt": "5.0.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/sdk": "3.2.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/sdk-axios-request-sender": "2.0.0",
+    "@storefront/shared": "0.0.1"
+  },
+  "changesets": [
+    "metal-guests-melt"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/middleware/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/middleware/CHANGELOG.md
index 459ac7eaa3..385c22afe4 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/middleware/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change log
 
+## 4.4.0-terminus.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- **[ADDED]** New GET /readyz endpoint for middleware for using with Kubernetes readiness probes.
+
 ## 4.3.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/middleware/package.json b/packages/middleware/package.json
index f7cc4d946c..10e0d3f778 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/package.json
+++ b/packages/middleware/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vue-storefront/middleware",
-  "version": "4.3.1",
+  "version": "4.4.0-terminus.0",
   "main": "lib/index.cjs.js",
   "module": "lib/index.es.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/middleware/src/types/server.ts b/packages/middleware/src/types/server.ts
index 1be3c9cea4..03fdd0a124 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/src/types/server.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware/src/types/server.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   ApiMethodsFactory,
   MiddlewareContext,
 } from "./common";
-import { HealthCheckMap } from "@godaddy/terminus";
 
 export interface ClientContext<CLIENT = any, CONFIG = any> {
   client: CLIENT;
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ export type CreateApiProxyFn = <CONFIG, API, CLIENT>(
  * @returns Return value is never considered - only thrown exceptions
  * @throws The implementation *must* throw an exception at some point in the code, which means that the readiness check should fail
  */
-export type ReadinessCheck = () => void | Promise<void>
+export type ReadinessCheck = () => Promise<void>;
 
 export interface CreateServerOptions {
   /**
@@ -172,5 +171,5 @@ export interface CreateServerOptions {
    * If at least one function throws an exception, the response from the /readyz endpoint will report an error
    * @see https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/#define-readiness-probes
    */
-  readinessChecks?: ReadinessCheck[]
+  readinessChecks?: ReadinessCheck[];
 }
diff --git a/packages/multistore/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/multistore/CHANGELOG.md
index ab97d58ef8..bcf8d8f816 100644
--- a/packages/multistore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/multistore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change log
 
+## 4.1.1-terminus.0
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies:
+  - @vue-storefront/middleware@4.4.0-terminus.0
+
 ## 4.1.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/multistore/package.json b/packages/multistore/package.json
index 80c6fbc06e..852e5e10fb 100644
--- a/packages/multistore/package.json
+++ b/packages/multistore/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vue-storefront/multistore",
-  "version": "4.1.0",
+  "version": "4.1.1-terminus.0",
   "author": "Fifciu",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "lib/index.cjs.js",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "prepublishOnly": "yarn build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vue-storefront/middleware": "^4.1.0",
+    "@vue-storefront/middleware": "^4.4.0-terminus.0",
     "express": "^4.18.1"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index 575c63cb5d..3270ee6409 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^29.0.3",
     "@types/node": "^18.11.17",
-    "@vue-storefront/middleware": "*",
+    "@vue-storefront/middleware": "4.4.0-terminus.0",
     "axios": "^1.6.7",
     "babel-preset-node": "^5.1.1",
     "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",