diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index fe9e552..35cae4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ on:
         description: 'Semantic version to label the Docker image under'
         required: true
         type: string
+      tag_latest:
+        description: 'Also tag this image as :latest? (Keep false for RC and beta releases)'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 jobs:
   check_authorization:
@@ -41,4 +46,4 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: |
             ghcr.io/crosstalk-solutions/project-nomad:${{ inputs.version }}
-            ghcr.io/crosstalk-solutions/project-nomad:latest
+            ${{ inputs.tag_latest && 'ghcr.io/crosstalk-solutions/project-nomad:latest' || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 64c4a4f..bd20bc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ jobs:
           GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: dev@cosmistack.com
 
       - name: Finalize release notes
-        if: steps.semver.outputs.new_release_published == 'true'
+        # Skip for pre-releases (versions containing a hyphen, e.g. 1.27.0-rc.1)
+        if: |
+          steps.semver.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' &&
+          !contains(steps.semver.outputs.new_release_version, '-')
         id: finalize-notes
         env:
           GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
@@ -55,17 +58,23 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Commit finalized release notes
-        if: steps.semver.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' && steps.finalize-notes.outputs.has_notes == 'true'
+        if: |
+          steps.semver.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' &&
+          steps.finalize-notes.outputs.has_notes == 'true' &&
+          !contains(steps.semver.outputs.new_release_version, '-')
         run: |
           git config user.name "cosmistack-bot"
           git config user.email "dev@cosmistack.com"
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.COSMISTACKBOT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
           git add admin/docs/release-notes.md
           git commit -m "docs(release): finalize v${{ steps.semver.outputs.new_release_version }} release notes [skip ci]"
-          git push origin master
+          git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Update GitHub release body
-        if: steps.semver.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' && steps.finalize-notes.outputs.has_notes == 'true'
+        if: |
+          steps.semver.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' &&
+          steps.finalize-notes.outputs.has_notes == 'true' &&
+          !contains(steps.semver.outputs.new_release_version, '-')
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COSMISTACKBOT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index e06f66a..19253ac 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "branches": ["master"],
+  "branches": [
+    "master",
+    { "name": "rc", "prerelease": "rc" }
+  ],
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",