diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6aec0b1..1539644 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install poetry --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install poetry
+          poetry config virtualenvs.create false
+          poetry lock --no-update
           poetry install
 
       - name: Python Semantic Release
         uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@master
-        env:
+        with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          PYPI_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
-          PYPI_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
-        run: poetry run semantic-release publish --post publish_command='poetry publish --repository testpypi'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 99be1c9..96b9813 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Run Tests with Tox
+name: Run Tests
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install poetry
           poetry config virtualenvs.create false
-          poetry lock
+          poetry lock --no-update
           poetry install
 
       - name: Unit tests
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 52f17eb..82a2f3f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,10 +59,15 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 line-length = 88
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
-branch = "main"
+branch = "ci/setup-semantic-release"
 version_variable = [
   "maidr/__init__.py:__version__"
 ]
 upload_to_PyPI = true
 upload_to_release = true
 build_command = "pip install poetry && poetry build"
+
+[tool.semantic_release.branches."ci/setup-semantic-release"]
+match = "ci/setup-semantic-release"
+prerelease = true
+prerelease_token = "rc"