diff --git a/.github/workflows/release b/.github/workflows/release
index 3eb3699c50..1a418a889a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release
+++ b/.github/workflows/release
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ jobs:
           gh release create "$TAG" \
               --repo="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
               --title="$TAG" \
-              --generate-notes
+              --generate-notes \
+              --draft