diff --git a/release.config.json b/.releaserc
similarity index 56%
rename from release.config.json
rename to .releaserc
index b5154ba..9407442 100644
--- a/release.config.json
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "branches": ["main"],
+  "branches": [
+    "main",
+    {
+      "name": "next",
+      "prerelease": true
+    }
+  ],
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
@@ -8,8 +14,11 @@
     [
       "@semantic-release/git",
       {
-        "assets": ["package.json", "package-lock.json", "CHANGELOG.md"],
-        "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+        "assets": [
+          "CHANGELOG.md",
+          "package.json",
+          "package-lock.json"
+        ]
       }
     ],
     "@semantic-release/github"