diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index a94e7cbe..bf34396a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -41,3 +41,34 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn
 
       - run: yarn test:ci
+
+  preview:
+    name: preview prerelease (marketplace)
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && secrets.VSCE_PAT != '' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: [lint, test]
+    concurrency:
+      group: preview-marketplace
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    env:
+      VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+
+      - run: yarn
+
+      - name: Compute prerelease version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          BASE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          SHORT_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA::7}
+          echo "value=${BASE_VERSION}-pre.${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.${SHORT_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Publish prerelease to VS Code Marketplace
+        run: yarn vsce publish --pre-release ${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 756a2eaa..4c5ef297 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: yarn
 
-      - run: npx vsce package
+      - run: yarn vsce package
 
       - uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
         with:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2886fcf..ac537113 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		"lint": "eslint . --ext ts,md,json",
 		"lint:fix": "yarn lint --fix",
 		"package": "webpack --mode production --devtool hidden-source-map",
-		"package:prerelease": "npx vsce package --pre-release",
+		"package:prerelease": "yarn vsce package --pre-release",
 		"pretest": "tsc -p . --outDir out && yarn run build && yarn run lint",
 		"test": "vitest",
 		"test:ci": "CI=true yarn test",