diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d018142..930b8c3 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ function get_release_by_tag(tag, octokit) {
             // If this returns 404, we need to create the release first.
             if (error.status === 404) {
                 core.debug(`Release for tag ${tag} doesn't exist yet so we'll create it now.`);
-                return yield octokit.repos.createRelease(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, github.context.repo), { tag_name: tag, draft: true, prerelease: false }));
+                return yield octokit.repos.createRelease(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, github.context.repo), { tag_name: tag, draft: false, prerelease: true }));
             }
             else {
                 throw error;
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 40a7fa7..1bd3f87 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ async function get_release_by_tag(
       return await octokit.repos.createRelease({
         ...github.context.repo,
         tag_name: tag,
-        draft: true,
-        prerelease: false
+        draft: false,
+        prerelease: true
       })
     } else {
       throw error