diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c161f12..3234976 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         name: actions/setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
       - if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-        run: npm publish --provenance
+        run: npm publish --provenance --tag alpha
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index b610a00..f35b92f 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
       "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
       "draft": false,
-      "prerelease": false
+      "prerelease": true,
+      "prerelease-type": "alpha",
+      "versioning": "prerelease"
     }
   }
 }