diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 56b40a2..f2cec21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
 
       - name: Publish to Marketplace
-        run: npx @vscode/vsce publish --packagePath treefmt-*.vsix --pat ${{ secrets.MARKETPLACE_TOKEN }} --pre-release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: npx @vscode/vsce publish --packagePath treefmt-*.vsix --pat ${{ secrets.MARKETPLACE_TOKEN }} --pre-release
 
       # - name: Publish to OpenVSX
       #   run: npx ovsx publish --packagePath treefmt-*.vsix --pat ${{ secrets.OPENVSX_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2f13e86..ffa4595 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*.*.*' # Matches tags like v1.0.0, v2.0.0, etc., but not pre-releases
+      - '!v*.*.*-rc*' # Exclude pre-release tags like v2.0.0-rc1, v2.0.0-rc2, etc.
 
 permissions:
   contents: write