diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
index 07ff0b20c7..cf5e0e6b9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ concurrency: release-prerelease
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - develop
+    tags:
+      - v*-alpha.*
     paths:
       - ".aws/**"
       - ".github/**"
@@ -30,24 +30,35 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Fail if branch is not develop
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/develop'
-        run: |
-          echo "Ref is not develop, you must run this job from develop."
-          exit 1
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           submodules: true
           token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Fail if tag is not develop
+        run: |
+          if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor ${{ github.sha }} origin/develop; then
+            echo "Tag is not in develop"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 14.x
 
       - run: yarn
+      - name: Update versions
+        run: |
+          version=$(cat versions/package.json \
+            | grep version \
+            | head -1 \
+            | awk -F: '{ print $2 }' \
+            | sed 's/[",]//g')
+          yarn lerna exec "yarn version --no-git-tag-version --new-version=$tag"
       - run: yarn bootstrap
       - run: yarn build
       - run: yarn build:sdk
-      #      - run: yarn test
 
       - name: Publish budibase packages to NPM
         env:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c9dfa9205..9f8bb7113c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "build:sdk": "lerna run --stream build:sdk",
     "deps:circular": "madge packages/server/dist/index.js packages/worker/src/index.ts packages/backend-core/dist/src/index.js packages/cli/src/index.js --circular",
     "release": "lerna publish ${RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE:-patch} --yes --force-publish",
-    "release:develop": "lerna publish prerelease --yes --force-publish --dist-tag develop --exact",
+    "release:develop": "npm publish",
     "restore": "yarn run clean && yarn run bootstrap && yarn run build",
     "nuke": "yarn run nuke:packages && yarn run nuke:docker",
     "nuke:packages": "yarn run restore",