diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7da89daf..4e4f9738 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,14 +35,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "🍻" > release.txt
       - name: Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          prerelease: true
-          body_path: release.txt
-          files: ${{ steps.info.outputs.artifacts_dir }}/*
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create ${{ github.ref_name }} --draft --notes "Draft release for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          gh release upload ${{ github.ref_name }} ${{ steps.info.outputs.artifacts_dir }}/*
 
   publish-gcp:
     name: Publish artifacts to GCP