diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 4e1877f..86d09d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           package: "./packages/esbuild-register/package.json"
           access: public
           strategy: upgrade
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease && 'next' || 'latest' }}
       - name: publish to npm (core)
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v3
         with:
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           package: "./packages/core/package.json"
           access: public
           strategy: upgrade
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease && 'next' || 'latest' }}
       - name: publish to npm (loader-core)
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v3
         with:
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           package: "./packages/loader-core/package.json"
           access: public
           strategy: upgrade
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease && 'next' || 'latest' }}
       - name: publish to npm (wasi-preview1)
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v3
         with:
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           package: "./packages/wasi-preview1/package.json"
           access: public
           strategy: upgrade
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease && 'next' || 'latest' }}
       - name: publish to npm (cli)
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v3
         with:
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           package: "./packages/cli/package.json"
           access: public
           strategy: upgrade
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease && 'next' || 'latest' }}
       - name: publish to npm (graphql-loader)
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v3
         with:
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           package: "./packages/graphql-loader/package.json"
           access: public
           strategy: upgrade
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease && 'next' || 'latest' }}
       - name: publish to npm (rollup-plugin)
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v3
         with:
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           package: "./packages/rollup-plugin/package.json"
           access: public
           strategy: upgrade
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease && 'next' || 'latest' }}
       - name: publish to npm (jest-transform)
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v3
         with:
@@ -86,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           package: "./packages/jest-transform/package.json"
           access: public
           strategy: upgrade
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease && 'next' || 'latest' }}
   deploy-vercel:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: