diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df11c2a0..0be18264 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ $ conventional-github-releaser --help # for more details
 
 You can supply your auth token by a flag `-t` or `--token`. You can also set up an environment variable `CONVENTIONAL_GITHUB_RELEASER_TOKEN` to avoid typing your token every time.
 
+You can also submit your release as a draft version via the '--draft' flag. This allows you to review the and edit the release notes before an official release.
+
 Note: If all results error, it will print the error messages to stderr and exit with code `1`.
 
 
diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 7ed01917..b42194a2 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ var cli = meow({
     '  -n, --config              A filepath of your config script',
     '                            Example of a config script: https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog-angular/blob/master/index.js',
     '',
-    '  -c, --context             A filepath of a javascript that is used to define template variables'
+    '  -c, --context             A filepath of a javascript that is used to define template variables',
+    '',
+    '  -d, --draft               Publishes a draft instead of a real release',
+    '                            Default: false'
   ]
 }, {
   alias: {
@@ -41,7 +44,8 @@ var cli = meow({
     r: 'releaseCount',
     v: 'verbose',
     n: 'config',
-    c: 'context'
+    c: 'context',
+    d: 'draft'
   }
 });
 
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@ var changelogOpts = {
   pkg: {
     path: flags.pkg
   },
-  releaseCount: flags.releaseCount
+  releaseCount: flags.releaseCount,
+  draft: flags.draft
 };
 
 if (flags.verbose) {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 965e4fed..ecb2ae65 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -81,13 +81,16 @@ function conventionalGithubReleaser(auth, changelogOpts, context, gitRawCommitsO
 
           var prerelease = semver.parse(version).prerelease.length > 0;
 
-          var promise = Q.nfcall(github.releases.createRelease, {
+          var draft = changelogOpts.draft || false;
+
+          var promise = Q.nfcall(github.repos.createRelease, {
             // jscs:disable
             owner: context.owner,
             repo: context.repository,
             tag_name: version,
             body: chunk.log,
             prerelease: prerelease,
+            draft: draft,
             target_commitish: changelogOpts.targetCommitish,
             name: changelogOpts.name || version
             // jscs:enable