diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/release.config.json b/release.config.json
index b5154ba..fd3b44d 100644
--- a/release.config.json
+++ b/release.config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "branches": ["main"],
+  "branches": [
+    "main",
+    {
+      "name": "next",
+      "prerelease": true
+    }
+  ],
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",