From 59a7e5da8af296a51ff43fe8ff4b09e4bb9c48fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Will Pfleger <pfleger.will@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:40:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(release): mark prerelease versions so they do not become
 latest (#1013)

Signed-off-by: Will Pfleger <pfleger.will@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: npub1mn7jgtj4w2pd0g0zeuhxsa6jy6p0rewxz4kujt98my82ahfmp72sxjexk7 <dcfd242e557282d7a1e2cf2e6877522682f1e5c6156dc92ca7d90eaedd3b0f95@sprout-oss.stage.blox.sqprod.co>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7a48ff4a8..e55347c9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -232,10 +232,15 @@ jobs:
           if [[ -z "$NOTES" ]]; then
             NOTES="Buzz Desktop v${VERSION}"
           fi
+          PRERELEASE_FLAGS=()
+          if [[ "$VERSION" =~ -(test|alpha|beta|rc)([.-]|$) ]]; then
+            PRERELEASE_FLAGS=(--prerelease --latest=false)
+          fi
           gh release create "v${VERSION}" \
             --target "$RELEASE_SHA" \
             --title "Buzz Desktop v${VERSION}" \
             --notes "$NOTES" \
+            "${PRERELEASE_FLAGS[@]}" \
             "$DMG_PATH"
 
       - name: Upload updater archive to rolling release