diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dd202544f..f3f3c0477 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          if [ ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }} ]; then
-            npx semantic-release
-          else
-            npx semantic-release --dry-run
-          fi
+        run: npx semantic-release
       - name: Archive npm failure logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7999ccca..0201b6f7c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,7 +113,13 @@
     "commander": "^10.0.0"
   },
   "release": {
-    "branch": "master",
+    "branches": [
+      "master",
+      {
+        "name": "next",
+        "prerelease": "alpha"
+      }
+    ],
     "plugins": [
       "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
       "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",