diff --git a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationSagas.tsx b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationSagas.tsx
index 5c974e64e8..043ec44edb 100644
--- a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationSagas.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetOperationSagas.tsx
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ export function* addChildrenSaga(
           defaultConfig.widgetName,
           widgetNames,
         );
+        // update the list of widget names for the next iteration
+        widgetNames.push(newWidgetName);
         widgets[child.widgetId] = {
           ...child,
           widgetName: newWidgetName,
diff --git a/app/client/src/utils/WidgetPropsUtils.tsx b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetPropsUtils.tsx
index 08259c7591..7bd58033f4 100644
--- a/app/client/src/utils/WidgetPropsUtils.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/utils/WidgetPropsUtils.tsx
@@ -258,6 +258,26 @@ const dynamicPathListMigration = (
   return currentDSL;
 };
 
+const canvasNameConflictMigration = (
+  currentDSL: ContainerWidgetProps<WidgetProps>,
+  props = { counter: 1 },
+): ContainerWidgetProps<WidgetProps> => {
+  if (
+    currentDSL.type === WidgetTypes.CANVAS_WIDGET &&
+    currentDSL.widgetName.startsWith("Canvas")
+  ) {
+    currentDSL.widgetName = `Canvas${props.counter}`;
+    // Canvases inside tabs have `name` property as well
+    if (currentDSL.name) {
+      currentDSL.name = currentDSL.widgetName;
+    }
+    props.counter++;
+  }
+  currentDSL.children?.forEach((c) => canvasNameConflictMigration(c, props));
+
+  return currentDSL;
+};
+
 // A rudimentary transform function which updates the DSL based on its version.
 // A more modular approach needs to be designed.
 const transformDSL = (currentDSL: ContainerWidgetProps<WidgetProps>) => {
@@ -310,6 +330,11 @@ const transformDSL = (currentDSL: ContainerWidgetProps<WidgetProps>) => {
     currentDSL.version = 7;
   }
 
+  if (currentDSL.version === 7) {
+    currentDSL = canvasNameConflictMigration(currentDSL);
+    currentDSL.version = 8;
+  }
+
   return currentDSL;
 };
 
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ReleaseNotesService.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ReleaseNotesService.java
index ba3a1c14f3..9cb3e71b19 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ReleaseNotesService.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ReleaseNotesService.java
@@ -2,23 +2,29 @@ package com.appsmith.server.solutions;
 
 import com.appsmith.server.configurations.CloudServicesConfig;
 import com.appsmith.server.dtos.ResponseDTO;
+import com.appsmith.server.exceptions.AppsmithError;
+import com.appsmith.server.exceptions.AppsmithException;
 import com.appsmith.server.services.ConfigService;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
-import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Service
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
+@Slf4j
 public class ReleaseNotesService {
 
     private final CloudServicesConfig cloudServicesConfig;
@@ -26,8 +32,11 @@ public class ReleaseNotesService {
     private final ConfigService configService;
 
     public final List<ReleaseNode> releaseNodesCache = new ArrayList<>();
+
     private Instant cacheExpiryTime = null;
 
+    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+
     @Data
     static class Releases {
         private int totalCount;
@@ -61,13 +70,37 @@ public class ReleaseNotesService {
         }
 
         return configService.getInstanceId()
-                .flatMap(instanceId -> WebClient
-                        .create(baseUrl + "/api/v1/releases?instanceId=" + instanceId)
-                        .get()
-                        .exchange()
-                )
-                .flatMap(response -> response.bodyToMono(new ParameterizedTypeReference<ResponseDTO<Releases>>() {}))
-                .map(result -> result.getData().getNodes())
+                .flatMap(instanceId -> {
+                    WebClient.Builder webClientBuilder = WebClient.builder();
+                    return webClientBuilder
+                            .baseUrl(baseUrl + "/api/v1/releases?instanceId=" + instanceId)
+                            .build()
+                            .method(HttpMethod.GET)
+                            .exchange();
+                })
+                .doOnError(error -> log.error("Error fetching release notes from CS Server : {}", String.valueOf(error)))
+                // In case of an error in exchange with CS Server, stop processing further.
+                .onErrorResume(error -> Mono.empty())
+                .flatMap(clientResponse -> clientResponse.toEntity(String.class))
+                .map(response -> {
+                    ResponseDTO<Releases> releasesResponseDTO;
+                    try {
+                        releasesResponseDTO = objectMapper.readValue(response.toString(), ResponseDTO.class);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        return Mono.error(new AppsmithException(AppsmithError.JSON_PROCESSING_ERROR, e));
+                    }
+                    return releasesResponseDTO;
+                })
+                .flatMap(result -> {
+                    // If valid response, cast and return the nodes
+                    if (result.getClass().isAssignableFrom(ResponseDTO.class)) {
+                        return Mono.just(((ResponseDTO<Releases>)result).getData().getNodes());
+                    } else {
+                        // An error was returned by the cloud service. Stop the processing without
+                        // throwing an error.
+                        return Mono.empty();
+                    }
+                })
                 .map(nodes -> {
                     releaseNodesCache.clear();
                     releaseNodesCache.addAll(nodes);