diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b52c4e6..9f25219d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ This action will create a GitHub release and optionally upload an artifact to it
 - **omitBodyDuringUpdate**: Indicates if the release body should be omitted during updates. The body will still be applied for newly created releases. This will preserve the existing body during updates.
 - **omitName**: Indicates if the release name should be omitted.
 - **omitNameDuringUpdate**: Indicates if the release name should be omitted during updates. The name will still be applied for newly created releases. This will preserve the existing name during updates.
+- **omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate**: Indicates if the prerelease flag should be omitted during updates. The prerelease flag will still be applied for newly created releases.
+  This will preserve the existing prerelease state during updates.
 - **owner**: Optionally specify the owner of the repo where the release should be generated. Defaults to current repo's owner.
 - **prerelease**: Optionally marks this release as prerelease. Set to true to enable.
 - **replacesArtifacts**: Indicates if existing release artifacts should be replaced. Defaults to `true`.
diff --git a/__tests__/Action.test.ts b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
index 7ab56a45..0f21b31d 100644
--- a/__tests__/Action.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ const commit = 'commit'
 const discussionCategory = 'discussionCategory'
 const draft = true
 const id = 100
-const prerelease = true
+const createPrerelease = true
+const updatePrerelease = false
 const releaseId = 101
 const replacesArtifacts = true
 const tag = 'tag'
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, createPrerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
         assertOutputApplied()
     })
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, createPrerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
         assertOutputApplied()
     })
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, createPrerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
         assertOutputApplied()
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, createPrerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
         assertOutputApplied()
     })
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             expect(error).toEqual("error")
         }
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, createPrerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
     })
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             discussionCategory,
             draft,
             updateName,
-            prerelease
+            updatePrerelease
         )
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
     })
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             expect(error).toEqual(expectedError)
         }
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, createPrerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
     })
 
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             discussionCategory,
             draft,
             updateName,
-            prerelease
+            updatePrerelease
         )
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
         assertOutputApplied()
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             discussionCategory,
             draft,
             updateName,
-            prerelease
+            updatePrerelease
         )
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
         assertOutputApplied()
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             discussionCategory,
             draft,
             updateName,
-            prerelease
+            updatePrerelease
         )
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
         assertOutputApplied()
@@ -295,13 +296,14 @@ describe("Action", () => {
                 discussionCategory: discussionCategory,
                 draft: draft,
                 owner: "owner",
-                prerelease: prerelease,
+                createdPrerelease: createPrerelease,
                 replacesArtifacts: replacesArtifacts,
                 repo: "repo",
                 tag: tag,
                 token: token,
                 updatedReleaseBody: updateBody,
-                updatedReleaseName: updateName
+                updatedReleaseName: updateName,
+                updatedPrerelease: updatePrerelease
             }
         })
         const MockOutputs = jest.fn<Outputs, any>(() => {
diff --git a/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts b/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
index 73d54503..6f8d8aea 100644
--- a/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
         });
     })
 
-    describe('prerelase', () => {
+    describe('createdPrerelase', () => {
         it('returns false', () => {
-            expect(inputs.prerelease).toBe(false)
+            expect(inputs.createdPrerelease).toBe(false)
         })
 
         it('returns true', () => {
             mockGetInput.mockReturnValue('true')
-            expect(inputs.prerelease).toBe(true)
+            expect(inputs.createdPrerelease).toBe(true)
         })
     })
 
@@ -349,6 +349,29 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
         })
     })
 
+    describe('updatedPrerelease', () => {
+        it('returns false', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+            expect(inputs.updatedPrerelease).toBe(false)
+        })
+
+        it('returns true', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
+            expect(inputs.updatedPrerelease).toBe(true)
+        })
+
+        it('returns undefined when omitted for update', () => {
+            mockGetInput
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('true')
+                .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+            expect(inputs.updatedPrerelease).toBeUndefined()
+        })
+    })
+
     function createGlobber(): ArtifactGlobber {
         const MockGlobber = jest.fn<ArtifactGlobber, any>(() => {
             return {
diff --git a/__tests__/Integration.test.ts b/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
index 810e0de8..d35fad6a 100644
--- a/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
@@ -44,13 +44,14 @@ describe.skip('Integration Test', () => {
                 discussionCategory: 'Release',
                 draft: false,
                 owner: "ncipollo",
-                prerelease: false,
+                createdPrerelease: false,
                 replacesArtifacts: true,
                 repo: "actions-playground",
                 tag: "release-action-test",
                 token: getToken(),
                 updatedReleaseBody: "This release was generated by release-action's integration test",
-                updatedReleaseName: "Releases Action Integration Test"
+                updatedReleaseName: "Releases Action Integration Test",
+                updatedPrerelease: false
             }
         })
         return new MockInputs();
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 062ca8f2..57342177 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Indicates if the release name should be omitted during updates. The name will still be applied for newly created releases. This will preserve the existing name during updates.'
     required: false
     default: 'false'
+  omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate:
+    description: 'Indicates if the prerelease flag should be omitted during updates. The prerelease flag will still be applied for newly created releases. This will preserve the existing prerelease state during updates.'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
   owner:
     description: "Optionally specify the owner of the repo where the release should be generated. Defaults to current repo's owner."
     required: false
diff --git a/lib/Action.js b/lib/Action.js
index c72ab744..5ce047ad 100644
--- a/lib/Action.js
+++ b/lib/Action.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Action {
     }
     updateRelease(id) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            return yield this.releases.update(id, this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.updatedReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.discussionCategory, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.updatedReleaseName, this.inputs.prerelease);
+            return yield this.releases.update(id, this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.updatedReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.discussionCategory, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.updatedReleaseName, this.inputs.updatedPrerelease);
         });
     }
     static noPublishedRelease(error) {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Action {
     }
     createRelease() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            return yield this.releases.create(this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.createdReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.discussionCategory, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.createdReleaseName, this.inputs.prerelease);
+            return yield this.releases.create(this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.createdReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.discussionCategory, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.createdReleaseName, this.inputs.createdPrerelease);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Inputs.js b/lib/Inputs.js
index 108e2690..2c5543c8 100644
--- a/lib/Inputs.js
+++ b/lib/Inputs.js
@@ -105,10 +105,18 @@ class CoreInputs {
         }
         return this.context.repo.owner;
     }
-    get prerelease() {
+    get createdPrerelease() {
         const preRelease = core.getInput('prerelease');
         return preRelease == 'true';
     }
+    static get omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate() {
+        return core.getInput('omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate') == 'true';
+    }
+    get updatedPrerelease() {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate)
+            return undefined;
+        return this.createdPrerelease;
+    }
     get replacesArtifacts() {
         const replaces = core.getInput('replacesArtifacts');
         return replaces == 'true';
diff --git a/src/Action.ts b/src/Action.ts
index 2f89dcf5..34dadb02 100644
--- a/src/Action.ts
+++ b/src/Action.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class Action {
             this.inputs.discussionCategory,
             this.inputs.draft,
             this.inputs.updatedReleaseName,
-            this.inputs.prerelease
+            this.inputs.updatedPrerelease
         )
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class Action {
             this.inputs.discussionCategory,
             this.inputs.draft,
             this.inputs.createdReleaseName,
-            this.inputs.prerelease
+            this.inputs.createdPrerelease
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Inputs.ts b/src/Inputs.ts
index dde882ba..5d22a3a5 100644
--- a/src/Inputs.ts
+++ b/src/Inputs.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ export interface Inputs {
     readonly discussionCategory?: string
     readonly draft: boolean
     readonly owner: string
-    readonly prerelease: boolean
+    readonly createdPrerelease: boolean
     readonly replacesArtifacts: boolean
     readonly repo: string
     readonly tag: string
     readonly token: string
     readonly updatedReleaseBody?: string
     readonly updatedReleaseName?: string
+    readonly updatedPrerelease?: boolean
 }
 
 export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
@@ -124,11 +125,19 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
         return this.context.repo.owner
     }
 
-    get prerelease(): boolean {
+    get createdPrerelease(): boolean {
         const preRelease = core.getInput('prerelease')
         return preRelease == 'true'
     }
 
+    private static get omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate(): boolean {
+        return core.getInput('omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate') == 'true'
+    }
+
+    get updatedPrerelease(): boolean | undefined {
+        if (CoreInputs.omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate) return undefined
+        return this.createdPrerelease
+    }
     get replacesArtifacts(): boolean {
         const replaces = core.getInput('replacesArtifacts')
         return replaces == 'true'