diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a4d9f9c..8a67cee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Build & publish docs (rc + release)
 on:
   push:
     tags:
+      - "draft*"
       - "rc*"
       - "v*"
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           zip -r "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.zip" ./${GITHUB_REF_NAME}
 
       - name: Publish prerelease
-        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc') || startsWith(github.ref_name, 'draft')
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           prerelease: true
@@ -152,4 +153,19 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git commit -m "Deploy RC preview ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin gh-pages
+      
+      - name: Deploy draft preview to /draft/
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'draft')
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf draft
+          mkdir -p draft
+          cp -a ${RUNNER_TEMP}/mkdocs_out/site/. draft/
+          printf '{"tag":"%s"}\n' "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" > draft/draft.json
+
+          git add -A
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git commit -m "Deploy draft preview ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git push origin gh-pages
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