diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 52ee47bb51..a3c4fb1ffd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@ jobs:
           name: "Version ${{ needs.setup.outputs.release_version }}"
           body: "<insert release notes here>"
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          draft: true