diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
index 0817735b..734f14b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           tag_name: v${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}
+          draft: true
           generate_release_notes: true
 
   perform-release: