diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index fba26ac35c..32dfa8f9db 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ release:
     owner: zitadel
     name: zitadel
   draft: false
+  # If set to auto, will mark the release as not ready for production
+  # in case there is an indicator for this in the tag e.g. v1.0.0-rc1
+  # If set to true, will mark the release as not ready for production.
+  # Default is false.
   prerelease: auto
 
 before:
@@ -43,6 +47,14 @@ dockers:
   dockerfile: build/Dockerfile
   build_flag_templates:
   - "--platform=linux/amd64"
+  # Skips the docker push.
+  # Could be useful if you also do draft releases.
+  #
+  # If set to auto, the release will not be pushed to the Docker repository
+  #  in case there is an indicator of a prerelease in the tag, e.g. v1.0.0-rc1.
+  #
+  # Defaults to false.
+  skip_push: auto
 - image_templates:
     - ghcr.io/zitadel/zitadel:{{ .Tag }}-arm64
     - ghcr.io/zitadel/zitadel:{{ .ShortCommit }}-arm64
@@ -51,6 +63,7 @@ dockers:
   dockerfile: build/Dockerfile
   build_flag_templates:
   - "--platform=linux/arm64"
+  skip_push: auto
 
 docker_manifests:
 - id: zitadel-latest
@@ -58,6 +71,8 @@ docker_manifests:
   image_templates:
   - ghcr.io/zitadel/zitadel:{{ .Tag }}-amd64
   - ghcr.io/zitadel/zitadel:{{ .Tag }}-arm64
+  # Skips can and shall be set for individual manifests same as in dockers
+  skip_push: auto
 - id: zitadel-Tag
   name_template: ghcr.io/zitadel/zitadel:{{ .Tag }}
   image_templates:
@@ -111,6 +126,10 @@ brews:
     - name: git
     install: |-
       bin.install "zitadel"
+    # If set to auto, the release will not be uploaded to the homebrew tap
+    # in case there is an indicator for prerelease in the tag e.g. v1.0.0-rc1
+    # Default is false.
+    skip_upload: auto
 
 announce:
   discord: