diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index e5bfa28..9f438a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ on:
                 description: "Release version (e.g., 1.2.3, without the 'v' prefix)"
                 required: true
                 type: string
+            prerelease:
+                description: "Mark this as a pre-release"
+                required: false
+                type: boolean
+                default: false
 
 permissions:
     contents: write
@@ -20,17 +25,23 @@ jobs:
               env:
                   VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
               run: |
-                  if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*$ ]]; then
+                  if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
                     echo "::error::Invalid version format '$VERSION'. Use X.X.X (e.g., 1.2.3)"
                     exit 1
                   fi
 
+            - name: Compute full version
+              run: |
+                  VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+                  if [[ "${{ inputs.prerelease }}" == "true" ]]; then
+                    VERSION="${VERSION}-prerelease"
+                  fi
+                  echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
             - name: Check out code
               uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
             - name: Check tag does not already exist
-              env:
-                  VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
               run: |
                   if git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/v${VERSION}" | grep -q .; then
                     echo "::error::Tag v${VERSION} already exists"
@@ -46,14 +57,10 @@ jobs:
               run: go test -race ./...
 
             - name: Update manifest.json version
-              env:
-                  VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
               run: |
                   jq --arg v "$VERSION" '.version = $v' manifest.json > manifest.tmp && mv manifest.tmp manifest.json
 
             - name: Commit, tag, and push
-              env:
-                  VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
               run: |
                   git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
                   git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -74,7 +81,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Create release
               uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
               with:
-                  tag_name: v${{ inputs.version }}
+                  tag_name: v${{ env.VERSION }}
                   draft: true
+                  prerelease: ${{ inputs.prerelease }}
                   files: discord-rich-presence.ndp
                   generate_release_notes: true
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bfc51d1..3781b0e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f $(WASM_FILE) $(PLUGIN_NAME).ndp
 
 release:
-	@if [[ ! "${V}" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*$$ ]]; then echo "Usage: make release V=X.X.X"; exit 1; fi
-	gh workflow run create-release.yml -f version=${V}
-	@echo "Release v${V} workflow triggered. Check progress: gh run list --workflow=create-release.yml"
+	@if [[ ! "${V}" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$$ ]]; then echo "Usage: make release V=X.X.X [PRE=true]"; exit 1; fi
+	gh workflow run create-release.yml -f version=${V} -f prerelease=$(if $(filter true,$(PRE)),true,false)
+	@echo "Release v${V}$(if $(filter true,$(PRE)),-prerelease,) workflow triggered. Check progress: gh run list --workflow=create-release.yml"
 .PHONY: release