diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2e103ed..3d63524 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ permissions:
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master, main ]
+    branches: [ master, main, dev ]   # ← Added "dev" here
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       firstName:
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build shadowJar
         run: ./gradlew shadowJar
 
-      # 1) JAR-Pfad bestimmen
       - name: Find built JAR
         id: jar
         run: |
           JAR_PATH=$(ls build/libs/*.jar | head -n1)
           echo "jar_path=$JAR_PATH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      # 2) Version aus plugin.yml im JAR extrahieren
       - name: Extract version from JAR
         id: vars
         run: |
@@ -61,22 +59,19 @@ jobs:
                     | sed 's/version:[ ]*//')
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      # 3) Alle Tags holen, um lokal prüfen zu können
       - name: Fetch all tags
         run: git fetch --tags
 
-      # 4) Abbrechen, wenn der Tag schon existiert
       - name: Check if tag exists
         run: |
           TAG=${{ steps.vars.outputs.version }}
           if git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/$TAG" | grep -q "$TAG"; then
-            echo "❌ Tag '$TAG' existiert bereits. Breche ab."
+            echo "❌ Tag '$TAG' already exists. Exiting."
             exit 1
           else
-            echo "✅ Tag '$TAG' ist neu. Fortfahren..."
+            echo "✅ Tag '$TAG' is new. Continuing..."
           fi
 
-      # 5) Release anlegen (Prerelease, wenn SNAPSHOT)
       - name: Create Release
         id: create
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
@@ -86,10 +81,9 @@ jobs:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.version }}
           release_name: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.version }}
           draft: false
-          # Prerelease = true, wenn Version auf "-SNAPSHOT" endet
-          prerelease: ${{ endsWith( steps.vars.outputs.version, '-SNAPSHOT' ) }}
+          # Always prerelease if we're on dev, otherwise only for -SNAPSHOT
+          prerelease: ${{ (github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev') || (endsWith(steps.vars.outputs.version, '-SNAPSHOT')) }}
 
-      # 6) JAR hochladen
       - name: Upload JAR
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
         env: