diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 011d6c2..a85e08c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Promote a prerelease to release. Defaults to "false".'
   file_glob:
     description: 'If true the file can be a glob pattern, asset_name is ignored if this is true.'
+  draft:
+    description: 'Mark the release as a draft. Defaults to "false".'
   prerelease:
     description: 'Mark the release as a pre-release. Defaults to "false".'
   make_latest:
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 10387e8..9a513ac 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type UpdateReleaseParams = Endpoints[typeof updateRelease]['parameters']
 
 async function get_release_by_tag(
   tag: string,
+  draft: boolean,
   prerelease: boolean,
   make_latest: boolean,
   release_name: string,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ async function get_release_by_tag(
       return await octokit.request(createRelease, {
         ...repo(),
         tag_name: tag,
+        draft: draft,
         prerelease: prerelease,
         make_latest: make_latest ? 'true' : 'false',
         name: release_name,
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const file_glob = core.getInput('file_glob') == 'true' ? true : false
     const overwrite = core.getInput('overwrite') == 'true' ? true : false
     const promote = core.getInput('promote') == 'true' ? true : false
+    const draft = core.getInput('draft') == 'true' ? true : false
     const prerelease = core.getInput('prerelease') == 'true' ? true : false
     const make_latest = core.getInput('make_latest') != 'false' ? true : false
     const release_name = core.getInput('release_name')
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(token)
     const release = await get_release_by_tag(
       tag,
+      draft,
       prerelease,
       make_latest,
       release_name,