diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 9c39450..2e5948a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -89,12 +89,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run .NET tests
         run: dotnet test --verbosity normal
 
-      - name: Pester tests
+      - name: Run Pester tests
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Invoke-Pester -Path ./PsGraph.Pester.Tests/
 
-      - name: psgallery publish
+      - name: dotnet publish PowerShell module
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}" = "true" ]; then
+            dotnet publish -c Debug -o "./PSQuickGraph"
+          else
+            dotnet publish -c Release -o "./PSQuickGraph"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Publish PowerShell module to PSGallery
+        shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Publish-Module -Path "./PSQuickGraph" -NuGetApiKey ${{ secrets.PS_GALLERY_SECRET }}
 
@@ -129,25 +138,25 @@ jobs:
           NUGET_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
 
       # --- Commit manifest changes ---
-      - name: Commit and push updated manifest
-        if: success()
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          SOURCE_BRANCH="${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}"
-          if [ -z "$SOURCE_BRANCH" ]; then
-            echo "Could not determine source branch. Exiting."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          if [[ "$SOURCE_BRANCH" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ ]]; then
-            echo "Commitish is a SHA, not a branch name. Aborting."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          git fetch origin "$SOURCE_BRANCH"
-          git switch "$SOURCE_BRANCH"
-          git pull origin "$SOURCE_BRANCH"
-          git add ./PSQuickGraph/*.psd1
-          git commit -m "ci: update module version to ${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}" || echo "Nothing to commit"
-          git push origin "$SOURCE_BRANCH"
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+      # - name: Commit and push updated manifest
+      #   if: success()
+      #   env:
+      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      #   run: |
+      #     git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+      #     git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+      #     SOURCE_BRANCH="${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}"
+      #     if [ -z "$SOURCE_BRANCH" ]; then
+      #       echo "Could not determine source branch. Exiting."
+      #       exit 1
+      #     fi
+      #     if [[ "$SOURCE_BRANCH" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ ]]; then
+      #       echo "Commitish is a SHA, not a branch name. Aborting."
+      #       exit 1
+      #     fi
+      #     git fetch origin "$SOURCE_BRANCH"
+      #     git switch "$SOURCE_BRANCH"
+      #     git pull origin "$SOURCE_BRANCH"
+      #     git add ./PSQuickGraph/*.psd1
+      #     git commit -m "ci: update module version to ${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}" || echo "Nothing to commit"
+      #     git push origin "$SOURCE_BRANCH"
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diff --git a/PSQuickGraph/PSQuickGraph.psd1 b/PSQuickGraph/PSQuickGraph.psd1
index b64a33d..c2c2623 100644
--- a/PSQuickGraph/PSQuickGraph.psd1
+++ b/PSQuickGraph/PSQuickGraph.psd1
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ AliasesToExport = @()
 PrivateData = @{
 
     PSData = @{
-Prerelease = 'beta6'
+Prerelease = 'prerelease'
         # Tags applied to this module. These help with module discovery in online galleries.
         # Tags = @()