diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dd209db46f..951a87b77b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -75,18 +75,18 @@ jobs:
           yarn release -d --repositoryUrl https://x-access-token:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git
 
       - name: Release
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && contains('refs/heads/main', github.ref)
+        if: (github.event_name != 'pull_request' && contains('refs/heads/main', github.ref)) || github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           cp .release/* .
           yarn
           yarn release --repositoryUrl https://x-access-token:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git
-          
+
   provenance:
     name: Generate provenance
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    needs: 
+    needs:
       release
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
 
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 574d3d03e4..e9c135fd14 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     {
       "name": "develop",
       "prerelease": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "next",
+      "prerelease": true
     }
   ],
   "tagFormat": "v${version}",
@@ -45,4 +49,4 @@
       }
     ]
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}