diff --git a/__tests__/publish-crates-github.test.ts b/__tests__/publish-crates-github.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..873f516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/publish-crates-github.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { isPreRelease } from "../src/publish-crates-github";
+
+describe("publish-crates-github", () => {
+  test("isPreRelease()", async () => {
+    expect(isPreRelease("1.0.0")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPreRelease("1.0.0.0")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPreRelease("1.0.0.11")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPreRelease("1.0.0-rc.1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPreRelease("1.0.0.1")).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/dist/publish-crates-github-main.js b/dist/publish-crates-github-main.js
index 5886143..a20de75 100644
--- a/dist/publish-crates-github-main.js
+++ b/dist/publish-crates-github-main.js
@@ -127791,7 +127791,7 @@ __nccwpck_require__.r(__webpack_exports__);
 var __webpack_async_dependencies__ = __webpack_handle_async_dependencies__([_publish_crates_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__]);
 _publish_crates_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__ = (__webpack_async_dependencies__.then ? (await __webpack_async_dependencies__)() : __webpack_async_dependencies__)[0];
 
-await (0,_publish_crates_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__/* .main */ .D)((0,_publish_crates_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__/* .setup */ .c)());
+await (0,_publish_crates_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__/* .main */ .DH)((0,_publish_crates_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__/* .setup */ .cY)());
 
 __webpack_async_result__();
 } catch(e) { __webpack_async_result__(e); } }, 1);
@@ -127804,9 +127804,10 @@ __webpack_async_result__();
 "use strict";
 __nccwpck_require__.a(module, async (__webpack_handle_async_dependencies__, __webpack_async_result__) => { try {
 /* harmony export */ __nccwpck_require__.d(__webpack_exports__, {
-/* harmony export */   "D": () => (/* binding */ main),
-/* harmony export */   "c": () => (/* binding */ setup)
+/* harmony export */   "DH": () => (/* binding */ main),
+/* harmony export */   "cY": () => (/* binding */ setup)
 /* harmony export */ });
+/* unused harmony export isPreRelease */
 /* harmony import */ var _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__ = __nccwpck_require__(42186);
 /* harmony import */ var _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__);
 /* harmony import */ var _actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__ = __nccwpck_require__(79450);
@@ -127861,6 +127862,9 @@ async function main(input) {
             if (releaseLatest != undefined) {
                 command.push("--notes-start-tag", releaseLatest.tagName);
             }
+            if (isPreRelease(input.version)) {
+                command.push("--prerelease");
+            }
             (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.sh)(command.join(" "), { env });
         }
         const shouldPublishArtifact = (name) => {
@@ -127888,6 +127892,12 @@ async function main(input) {
             _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.setFailed(error.message);
     }
 }
+function isPreRelease(version) {
+    if (version.indexOf("-") > 0 || version.split(".").length == 4) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
 
 __webpack_async_result__();
 } catch(e) { __webpack_async_result__(e); } });
diff --git a/src/publish-crates-github.ts b/src/publish-crates-github.ts
index 91bf746..5e1c89d 100644
--- a/src/publish-crates-github.ts
+++ b/src/publish-crates-github.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ export async function main(input: Input) {
       if (releaseLatest != undefined) {
         command.push("--notes-start-tag", releaseLatest.tagName);
       }
+      if (isPreRelease(input.version)) {
+        command.push("--prerelease");
+      }
       sh(command.join(" "), { env });
     }
 
@@ -86,6 +89,13 @@ export async function main(input: Input) {
   }
 }
 
+export function isPreRelease(version: string): boolean {
+  if (version.indexOf("-") > 0 || version.split(".").length == 4) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 type GitHubRelease = {
   tagName: string;
 };