diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5787afbf..ea8e878d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate release tag
         id: prepare
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
             IS_PRERELEASE="${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}"
           else
             TAG_NAME="${{ github.event.inputs.tag_name }}"
-            IS_PRERELEASE="false"
+            IS_PRERELEASE="$(gh release view "$TAG_NAME" --repo "${{ github.repository }}" --json isPrerelease --jq '.isPrerelease' 2>/dev/null || echo false)"
           fi
 
           if [ -z "$TAG_NAME" ]; then
@@ -72,9 +74,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "package_version=$PACKAGE_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "source_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "prerelease=$IS_PRERELEASE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
   build-macos-x64:
     name: Build macOS x64
     needs: prepare-release
@@ -556,6 +555,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Stage release assets
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          IS_PRERELEASE: ${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.prerelease }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           shopt -s nullglob
@@ -568,15 +569,20 @@ jobs:
             release-assets/macos-arm64/*.dmg
             release-assets/macos-arm64/*.zip
             release-assets/macos-arm64/*.blockmap
-            release-assets/macos-merged/latest-mac.yml
             release-assets/windows-x64/*.exe
             release-assets/windows-x64/*.blockmap
-            release-assets/windows-x64/latest*.yml
             release-assets/linux-x64/*.AppImage
             release-assets/linux-x64/*.blockmap
-            release-assets/linux-x64/latest-linux.yml
           )
 
+          if [ "$IS_PRERELEASE" != "true" ]; then
+            assets+=(
+              release-assets/macos-merged/latest-mac.yml
+              release-assets/windows-x64/latest*.yml
+              release-assets/linux-x64/latest-linux.yml
+            )
+          fi
+
           if [ ${#assets[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "No release assets found to checksum."
             exit 1
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 599e93a3..8b1b76d4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "recordly",
-	"version": "1.2.0",
+	"version": "1.3.0-beta.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "recordly",
-			"version": "1.2.0",
+			"version": "1.3.0-beta.1",
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@phosphor-icons/react": "^2.1.10",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9a3129b6..ef12e3c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/webadderallorg/Recordly/issues"
 	},
 	"private": true,
-	"version": "1.2.0",
+	"version": "1.3.0-beta.1",
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite --config vite.config.ts",