diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4add694efd..0a0c12283c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -84,10 +84,13 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       - name: Copy reference files to website repo
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         run: cp docs/reference/data.* website/src/templates/pages/reference/
       - name: Copy library files to website repo
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         run: cp lib/p5.min.js lib/addons/p5.sound.min.js website/src/assets/js/
       - name: Modify version number on website
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         uses: fjogeleit/yaml-update-action@v0.10.0
         with:
           valueFile: website/src/data/data.yml
@@ -96,16 +99,19 @@ jobs:
           commitChange: false
           updateFile: true
       - name: Update version.json on website repo
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         uses: restackio/update-json-file-action@v2.0
         with:
           file: website/dist/download/version.json
           fields: '{"version": "${{ steps.version-number.outputs.version }}", "date": "${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}"}'
       - name: Update en.json on website repo
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         run: |
           cd website
           npm ci
           npx grunt generate_enJSON
       - name: Commit updated website files
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         run: |
           cd website
           git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ jobs:
           git add .
           git commit -m "Update p5.js to ${{ github.ref_name }}"
       - name: Push updated website repo
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.6.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -130,10 +137,12 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       - name: Copy new version files to Bower repo
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         run: |
           cp lib/*.js bower/lib/
           cp lib/addons/* bower/lib/addons/
       - name: Commit updated Bower files
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         run: |
           cd bower
           git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -141,6 +150,7 @@ jobs:
           git add .
           git commit -m "Update p5.js to ${{ github.ref_name }}"
       - name: Push updated Bower repo
+        if: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.is-prerelease != 'true' }}
         uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.6.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}