diff --git a/.github/actions/create-github-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/create-github-release/action.yml
index 0354737e5df..843f1daa023 100644
--- a/.github/actions/create-github-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/create-github-release/action.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ inputs:
   token:
     description: 'Token to use for authentication with GitHub'
     required: true
+  prerelease:
+    description: 'Whether the release is a pre-release (milestone or release candidate)'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -20,4 +24,4 @@ runs:
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
       shell: bash
-      run: gh release create ${{ format('v{0}', inputs.milestone) }} --notes-file changelog.md
+      run: gh release create ${{ format('v{0}', inputs.milestone) }} --notes-file changelog.md ${{ inputs.prerelease == 'true' && '--prerelease' || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-milestone.yml b/.github/workflows/release-milestone.yml
index 0f5ee598cd3..ea26b601f59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-milestone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-milestone.yml
@@ -72,3 +72,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           milestone: ${{ needs.build-and-stage-release.outputs.version }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN }}
+          prerelease: 'true'