diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 3127868f73..135ccf7432 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - alpha
   schedule:
     - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
 
@@ -16,10 +17,23 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     name: Publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: endsWith(github.ref, '/master')
+    if: endsWith(github.ref, '/master') || endsWith(github.ref, '/alpha')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm install
       - name: Publish Extension as Patch
-        run: yarn vsce:check
+        run: yarn vsce:check "latest"
+
+  publish-alpha:
+    name: Publish Alpha
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: endsWith(github.ref, '/master') || endsWith(github.ref, '/alpha')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: alpha
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm install
+      - name: Publish Extension as Patch
+        run: yarn vsce:check "alpha"
diff --git a/scripts/bump-sha.sh b/scripts/bump-sha.sh
index 652cebef7a..82aebb46f6 100755
--- a/scripts/bump-sha.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump-sha.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,20 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+CHANNEL=$1
+echo "CHANNEL: $CHANNEL"
+
 OLD_SHA=$(jq ".prisma.version" ./package.json)
 
-SHA=$(npx -q -p @prisma/cli@latest prisma2 --version | grep "Query Engine" | awk '{print $5}')
-jq ".prisma.version = \"$SHA\"" ./package.json > ./package.json.bk
+SHA=$(npx -q -p @prisma/cli@"$CHANNEL" prisma2 --version | grep "Query Engine" | awk '{print $5}')
+
+# If the channel is alpha, we need to change the name, displayName to the alpha extension
+if [ "$CHANNEL" = "alpha" ]; then
+    jq ".prisma.version = \"$SHA\" | .name = \"prisma-alpha\" | .displayName = \"Prisma Alpha\"" ./package.json > ./package.json.bk
+else
+    jq ".prisma.version = \"$SHA\"" ./package.json > ./package.json.bk
+fi
+
 mv ./package.json.bk ./package.json
 
 echo "Bumped prisma.version in package.json from $OLD_SHA to $SHA"
diff --git a/scripts/check-update.sh b/scripts/check-update.sh
index 2d7b295992..1fa926efae 100644
--- a/scripts/check-update.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-update.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+# For local development, in production, the environment will be set though GH actions and GH secrets
+if [ -f ".envrc" ]; then
+    echo "Loading .envrc"
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+    . .envrc
+else
+    echo "No .envrc"
+fi
+
+CHANNEL=$1
+echo "CHANNEL: $CHANNEL"
+
 CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat scripts/prisma_version)
 echo "CURRENT_VERSION: $CURRENT_VERSION"
 
-NPM_VERSION=$(sh scripts/prisma-version.sh "latest")
+NPM_VERSION=$(sh scripts/prisma-version.sh "$CHANNEL")
 echo "NPM_VERSION: $NPM_VERSION"
 
 # Setup the repo with GH_TOKEN to avoid running jobs when CI commits
@@ -20,10 +32,14 @@ fi
 if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$NPM_VERSION" ]; then
     echo "UPDATING to $NPM_VERSION"
     echo "$NPM_VERSION" > scripts/prisma_version
-    sh ./scripts/bump-sha.sh
-    git add -A .
-    git commit -m "bump prisma_version to $NPM_VERSION"
-    yarn run vsce:publish
+    sh ./scripts/bump-sha.sh "$CHANNEL"
+    if [ "$PRODUCTION" = "1" ]; then
+        git add -A .
+        git commit -m "bump prisma_version to $NPM_VERSION"
+    else
+        echo "Not committing because production is not set"
+    fi
+    yarn run vsce:publish "$CHANNEL"
 else
     echo "CURRENT_VERSION ($CURRENT_VERSION) and NPM_VERSION ($NPM_VERSION) are same"
 fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index ee62772a7b..531b4b247b 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -16,17 +16,23 @@ echo "AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: $AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
 echo "PRODUCTION: $PRODUCTION"
 echo "============================"
 
+PRISMA_VERSION=$(cat scripts/prisma_version)
+echo "PRISMA_VERSION: $PRISMA_VERSION"
+
+CHANNEL=$1
+echo "CHANNEL: $CHANNEL"
+
 # Try to publish if $AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (Personal Access Token - https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension#get-a-personal-access-token) exists 
 if [ -z "$AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" ]; then
     echo "\$AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN is empty. Please set the value of $AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
 elif [ -n "$AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" ]; then
     if [ "$PRODUCTION" = "1" ]; then
-        echo "Publishing patch release"
-        ./node_modules/.bin/vsce publish patch --pat "$AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+        echo "Publishing $CHANNEL release"
+        ./node_modules/.bin/vsce publish "$PRISMA_VERSION" --pat "$AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
     else
         echo "Printing the command because PRODUCTION is not set"
         echo "sh ./scripts/bump-sha.sh" # The actual execution of this command is in check-update.sh becuase git working tree must be clean before calling `vsce publish`
-        echo "./node_modules/.bin/vsce publish patch --pat $AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+        echo "./node_modules/.bin/vsce publish \"$PRISMA_VERSION\" --pat $AZURE_DEVOPS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
     fi
 fi