diff --git a/actions/release/create/README.md b/actions/release/create/README.md
index 759b493..fb75920 100644
--- a/actions/release/create/README.md
+++ b/actions/release/create/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-Action to create a new release
+Create or publish a GitHub release using Release Drafter, with optional monorepo scoping.
 
 <!-- overview:end -->
 
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ Action to create a new release
     # Default: `false`
     prerelease: "false"
 
+    # Whether to publish the release (false keeps it as a draft)
+    # Default: `true`
+    publish: "true"
+
     # Working directory for monorepo support.
     # If specified, the release configuration file will be placed in `.github/release-configs/{slug}.yml` where slug is derived from the working directory path.
     # The configuration will include `include-paths` to filter pull requests to only those that modified files in the specified directory.
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ Action to create a new release
 | **Input**               | **Description**                                                                                                                                            | **Required** | **Default**           |
 | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------- |
 | **`prerelease`**        | Whether the release is a prerelease                                                                                                                        | **false**    | `false`               |
+| **`publish`**           | Whether to publish the release (false keeps it as a draft)                                                                                                 | **false**    | `true`                |
 | **`working-directory`** | Working directory for monorepo support.                                                                                                                    | **false**    | -                     |
 |                         | If specified, the release configuration file will be placed in `.github/release-configs/{slug}.yml` where slug is derived from the working directory path. |              |                       |
 |                         | The configuration will include `include-paths` to filter pull requests to only those that modified files in the specified directory.                       |              |                       |
diff --git a/actions/release/create/action.yml b/actions/release/create/action.yml
index a99837d..c77c14b 100644
--- a/actions/release/create/action.yml
+++ b/actions/release/create/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: "Release - Create"
-description: "Action to create a new release"
+description: "Create or publish a release with Release Drafter, with optional monorepo scoping."
 author: hoverkraft
 branding:
   icon: bookmark
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ inputs:
   prerelease:
     description: "Whether the release is a prerelease"
     default: "false"
+  publish:
+    description: "Whether to publish the release (false keeps it as a draft)"
+    default: "true"
   working-directory:
     description: |
       Working directory for monorepo support.
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ runs:
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
       with:
-        publish: true
+        publish: ${{ inputs.publish }}
         # config-name is relative to .github/ directory
         config-name: ${{ steps.get-configuration.outputs.config-name }}
         prerelease: ${{ inputs.prerelease }}