diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tags.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tags.yml
index c151a80..4115946 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tags.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tags.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Release under current tag
         run: |
+          PRERELEASE=""
+          if [[ "${RELEASE_VERSION}" =~ "-pre" ]]; then
+            PRERELEASE="--prerelease"
+          fi
           export "CHANGELOG_FILE=$(mktemp --suffix=.md)"
           echo "CHANGELOG_FILE=${CHANGELOG_FILE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           gh api --method POST -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
             -f tag_name="${RELEASE_VERSION}" \
             --jq ".body" > "${CHANGELOG_FILE}"
           cat "${CHANGELOG_FILE}"
-          gh release create "${RELEASE_VERSION}" -F "${CHANGELOG_FILE}" ./build/libs/*.jar
+          gh release create "${RELEASE_VERSION}" -F "${CHANGELOG_FILE}" $PRERELEASE ./build/libs/*.jar
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
         env: