diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f3c953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+tasks:
+  - init: |
+      curl -L https://github.com/linuxsuren/http-downloader/releases/latest/download/hd-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar xzv
+      git checkout README.md
+      sudo install hd /usr/bin
+      hd install upx
diff --git a/controllers/releaser_controller.go b/controllers/releaser_controller.go
index 48aa459..654ede5 100644
--- a/controllers/releaser_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/releaser_controller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 type ReleaserReconciler struct {
 	logger logr.Logger
 	client.Client
-	Scheme      *runtime.Scheme
 	GitCacheDir string
 
 	gitUser string
@@ -169,18 +167,41 @@ func (r *ReleaserReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 		Complete(r)
 }
 
-func (r *ReleaserReconciler) markAsDone(secret *v1.Secret, releaser *devopsv1alpha1.Releaser) (err error) {
-	gitOps := releaser.Spec.GitOps
-	if gitOps == nil || !gitOps.Enable {
-		releaser.Spec.Phase = devopsv1alpha1.PhaseDone
-		if err = r.Update(context.TODO(), releaser); err == nil {
-			nextReleaser := releaser.DeepCopy()
-			bumpReleaser(nextReleaser)
+func (r *ReleaserReconciler) bumpResource(releaser *devopsv1alpha1.Releaser) (err error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	releaser.Spec.Phase = devopsv1alpha1.PhaseDone
+	if err = r.Update(context.TODO(), releaser); err == nil {
+		nextReleaser := releaser.DeepCopy()
+		isPre := bumpReleaser(nextReleaser, true)
+
+		if err = r.Create(ctx, nextReleaser); err != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("failed to create next releaser: %s, error: %v", nextReleaser.GetName(), err)
+		}
 
-			if err = r.Create(context.TODO(), nextReleaser); err != nil {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("failed to create next releaser: %s, error: %v", nextReleaser.GetName(), err)
+		if err == nil && isPre {
+			nextReleaserWithoutPre := releaser.DeepCopy()
+			bumpReleaser(nextReleaserWithoutPre, false)
+
+			err = r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
+				Namespace: nextReleaserWithoutPre.Namespace,
+				Name:      nextReleaserWithoutPre.Name,
+			}, &devopsv1alpha1.Releaser{})
+			if err != nil {
+				if client.IgnoreNotFound(err) == nil {
+					if err = r.Create(ctx, nextReleaserWithoutPre); err != nil {
+						err = fmt.Errorf("failed to create next releaser: %s, error: %v", nextReleaserWithoutPre.GetName(), err)
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (r *ReleaserReconciler) markAsDone(secret *v1.Secret, releaser *devopsv1alpha1.Releaser) (err error) {
+	gitOps := releaser.Spec.GitOps
+	if gitOps == nil || !gitOps.Enable {
+		err = r.bumpResource(releaser)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -219,7 +240,6 @@ func (r *ReleaserReconciler) markAsDone(secret *v1.Secret, releaser *devopsv1alp
 	copiedReleaser.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion = ""
 	data, _ = yaml.Marshal(copiedReleaser)
 
-
 	r.logger.Info("start to commit phase to be done", "name", releaser.Name)
 	if err = saveAndPush(gitRepo, r.gitUser, currentReleaserPath, data, secret,
 		fmt.Sprintf("release %s", releaser.Name)); err != nil {
@@ -229,13 +249,28 @@ func (r *ReleaserReconciler) markAsDone(secret *v1.Secret, releaser *devopsv1alp
 
 	r.logger.Info("start to create next release file")
 	var bumpFilename string
-	if data, bumpFilename, err = bumpReleaserAsData(data); err != nil {
+	var isPre bool
+	if data, bumpFilename, isPre, err = bumpReleaserAsData(data, true); err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to bump releaser: %s, error: %v", currentReleaserPath, err)
 	} else {
 		bumpFilePath := path.Join(path.Dir(currentReleaserPath), bumpFilename)
 		err = saveAndPush(gitRepo, r.gitUser, bumpFilePath, data, secret,
 			fmt.Sprintf("prepare the next release of %s", releaser.Name))
 	}
+
+	// try to prepare the next version which is not a preRlease
+	if err == nil && isPre {
+		if data, bumpFilename, _, err = bumpReleaserAsData(data, false); err != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("failed to bump releaser: %s, error: %v", currentReleaserPath, err)
+		} else {
+			bumpFilePath := path.Join(path.Dir(currentReleaserPath), bumpFilename)
+			if ok, _ := PathExists(bumpFilePath); !ok {
+				err = saveAndPush(gitRepo, r.gitUser, bumpFilePath, data, secret,
+					fmt.Sprintf("prepare the next release of %s", releaser.Name))
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/controllers/releaser_controller_test.go b/controllers/releaser_controller_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5afb271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/releaser_controller_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package controllers
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	devopsv1alpha1 "github.com/kubesphere-sigs/ks-releaser/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestReleaserReconciler_bumpResource(t *testing.T) {
+	schema, err := devopsv1alpha1.SchemeBuilder.Register().Build()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	defaultReleaser := &devopsv1alpha1.Releaser{
+		ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace:       "fake",
+			Name:            "fake-v3.3.0-alpha.0",
+			ResourceVersion: "123",
+		},
+		Spec: devopsv1alpha1.ReleaserSpec{
+			Version: "v3.3.0-alpha.0",
+		},
+	}
+
+	type fields struct {
+		logger      logr.Logger
+		Client      client.Client
+		GitCacheDir string
+		gitUser     string
+	}
+	type args struct {
+		releaser *devopsv1alpha1.Releaser
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		fields  fields
+		args    args
+		wantErr assert.ErrorAssertionFunc
+		verify  func(t *testing.T, Client client.Client)
+	}{{
+		name: "pre-release version",
+		fields: fields{
+			Client: fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(schema, defaultReleaser.DeepCopy()),
+		},
+		args: args{
+			releaser: defaultReleaser.DeepCopy(),
+		},
+		wantErr: func(t assert.TestingT, err error, i ...interface{}) bool {
+			return false
+		},
+		verify: func(t *testing.T, Client client.Client) {
+			item := &devopsv1alpha1.Releaser{}
+			err := Client.Get(context.Background(), types.NamespacedName{
+				Namespace: "fake",
+				Name:      "fake-v3.3.0-alpha.0",
+			}, item)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, devopsv1alpha1.PhaseDone, item.Spec.Phase)
+
+			err = Client.Get(context.Background(), types.NamespacedName{
+				Namespace: "fake",
+				Name:      "fake-v3.3.0-alpha.1",
+			}, item)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, devopsv1alpha1.PhaseDraft, item.Spec.Phase)
+
+			err = Client.Get(context.Background(), types.NamespacedName{
+				Namespace: "fake",
+				Name:      "fake-v3.3.0",
+			}, item)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, devopsv1alpha1.PhaseDraft, item.Spec.Phase)
+		},
+	}}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := &ReleaserReconciler{
+				logger:      tt.fields.logger,
+				Client:      tt.fields.Client,
+				GitCacheDir: tt.fields.GitCacheDir,
+				gitUser:     tt.fields.gitUser,
+			}
+			tt.wantErr(t, r.bumpResource(tt.args.releaser), fmt.Sprintf("bumpResource(%v)", tt.args.releaser))
+			tt.verify(t, tt.fields.Client)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/controllers/version.go b/controllers/version.go
index b58b251..fe0871d 100644
--- a/controllers/version.go
+++ b/controllers/version.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func isPreRelease(versionStr string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func bumpVersion(versionStr string) (nextVersion string, err error) {
+func bumpVersionTo(versionStr string, remainPre bool) (nextVersion string, isPre bool, err error) {
 	nextVersion = versionStr // keep using the old version if there's any problem happened
 
 	var version semver.Version
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ func bumpVersion(versionStr string) (nextVersion string, err error) {
 	}
 
 	if preVersionCount := len(version.Pre); preVersionCount > 0 {
-		for i := preVersionCount - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-			preVersion := &version.Pre[i]
-			if preVersion.IsNumeric() {
-				preVersion.VersionNum += 1
-				break
+		isPre = true
+		if remainPre {
+			for i := preVersionCount - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+				preVersion := &version.Pre[i]
+				if preVersion.IsNumeric() {
+					preVersion.VersionNum += 1
+					break
+				}
 			}
+		} else {
+			version.Pre = nil
 		}
 	} else {
 		version.Patch += 1
@@ -43,9 +48,16 @@ func bumpVersion(versionStr string) (nextVersion string, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func bumpReleaser(releaser *devopsv1alpha1.Releaser) {
+func bumpVersion(versionStr string) (nextVersion string, isPre bool, err error) {
+	nextVersion, isPre, err = bumpVersionTo(versionStr, true)
+	return
+}
+
+func bumpReleaser(releaser *devopsv1alpha1.Releaser, remainPre bool) (isPre bool) {
+	var nextVersion string
+
 	currentVersion := releaser.Spec.Version
-	nextVersion, _ := bumpVersion(currentVersion)
+	nextVersion, isPre, _ = bumpVersionTo(currentVersion, remainPre)
 	if strings.HasSuffix(releaser.Name, currentVersion) {
 		nameWithoutVersion := strings.ReplaceAll(releaser.Name, currentVersion, "")
 		releaser.Name = nameWithoutVersion + nextVersion
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ func bumpReleaser(releaser *devopsv1alpha1.Releaser) {
 
 	for i, _ := range releaser.Spec.Repositories {
 		repo := &releaser.Spec.Repositories[i]
-		repo.Version, _ = bumpVersion(repo.Version)
+		repo.Version, _, _ = bumpVersionTo(repo.Version, remainPre)
 	}
 
 	// remove status
@@ -70,10 +82,10 @@ func bumpReleaser(releaser *devopsv1alpha1.Releaser) {
 	return
 }
 
-func bumpReleaserAsData(data []byte) (result []byte, filename string, err error) {
+func bumpReleaserAsData(data []byte, remainPre bool) (result []byte, filename string, isPre bool, err error) {
 	targetReleaser := &devopsv1alpha1.Releaser{}
 	if err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, targetReleaser); err == nil {
-		bumpReleaser(targetReleaser)
+		isPre = bumpReleaser(targetReleaser, remainPre)
 		filename = targetReleaser.Name + ".yaml"
 		result, err = yaml.Marshal(targetReleaser)
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/version_test.go b/controllers/version_test.go
index 7f72c5c..498f2a1 100644
--- a/controllers/version_test.go
+++ b/controllers/version_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestVersionBump(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, _ := range testCases {
 		caseItem := testCases[i]
 
-		nextVersion, err := bumpVersion(caseItem.arg.version)
+		nextVersion, _, err := bumpVersion(caseItem.arg.version)
 		if caseItem.wantErr {
 			assert.NotNil(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("test failed with case[%d]", i))
 		}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func Test_bumpReleaser(t *testing.T) {
 	}}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			bumpReleaser(tt.args.releaser)
+			bumpReleaser(tt.args.releaser, true)
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.args.releaser, tt.wantResult) {
 				t.Errorf("bumpReleaser() gotResult = %v, want %v", tt.args.releaser, tt.wantResult)
 			}
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ status: {}
 	}}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			gotResult, _, err := bumpReleaserAsData([]byte(tt.args.data))
+			gotResult, _, _, err := bumpReleaserAsData([]byte(tt.args.data), true)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("bumpReleaserAsData() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
@@ -239,3 +239,39 @@ func Test_isPreRelease(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_bumpVersionTo(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		name string
+		arg  struct {
+			version   string
+			remainPre bool
+		}
+		wantErr     bool
+		wantVersion string
+	}
+
+	testCases := []testCase{{
+		name: "version with rc tail",
+		arg: struct {
+			version   string
+			remainPre bool
+		}{
+			version:   "v1.2.0-rc.0",
+			remainPre: false,
+		},
+		wantErr:     false,
+		wantVersion: "v1.2.0",
+	}}
+
+	for i, _ := range testCases {
+		caseItem := testCases[i]
+
+		nextVersion, _, err := bumpVersionTo(caseItem.arg.version, caseItem.arg.remainPre)
+		if caseItem.wantErr {
+			assert.NotNil(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("test failed with case[%d]", i))
+		}
+
+		assert.Equal(t, caseItem.wantVersion, nextVersion, fmt.Sprintf("test failed with case[%d]", i))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ef19e1f..20a8ec4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	if err = (&controllers.ReleaserReconciler{
 		Client:      mgr.GetClient(),
-		Scheme:      mgr.GetScheme(),
 		GitCacheDir: "tmp",
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Releaser")