diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_release_drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/template_release_drafter.yml
index f90f5e25..fa9363e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_release_drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_release_drafter.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ on:
       version:
         required: false
         type: string
+      prerelease:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      prerelease-identifier:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
     secrets:
       token:
         required: false
@@ -26,7 +34,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   update_release_draft:
-
     name: update release draft
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
@@ -49,5 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           publish: ${{ inputs.publish }}
           tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          prerelease: ${{ inputs.prerelease }}
+          prerelease-identifier: ${{ inputs.prerelease-identifier }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ env.USING_APP_CREDENTIALS == 'true' && steps.get_token.outputs.token || secrets.token }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f44b380..d2076e08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ jobs:
       tag: vX.Y.Z
       # optional: version to be associated with the release
       version: X.Y.Z
+      # optional: prerelease status of the release, default: false
+      prerelease: true
+      # optional: prerelease identifier of the release
+      prerelease-identifier: alpha
     secrets:
       # optional: access token for the release drafter
       token: ${{ <your-token> }}