diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 7b848a0..cd1f890 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           release-type: node
           package-name: release-please-action
-          prerelease: true
+          prerelease: "alpha"
           # ${{ steps.setup.outputs.PRERELEASE }}
           default-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           version-file: version