diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 95646e1..3e1c4f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main, dev]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main, dev]
 
 env:
   SQLX_OFFLINE: true
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
 
   release:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev')
     needs: [test, lint]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index fea7fae..2c0efff 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "branches": ["main"],
+  "branches": [
+    "main",
+    { "name": "dev", "prerelease": "dev" }
+  ],
   "tagFormat": "v${version}",
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",