diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 4a405d8ccb..98a3daa3b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -147,19 +147,23 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - name: Create draft release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@3d0d9888cb7fd7b750713d6e236d1fcb99157228 # v3.0.2
-        with:
-          draft: true
-          prerelease: ${{ needs.bump_version.outputs.rc }}
-          tag_name: ${{ needs.bump_version.outputs.version }}
-          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
-          generate_release_notes: true
-          body_path: misc/release/notes.tmpl
-          files: |
-            docker/docker-compose.yml
-            docker/docker-compose.rootless.yml
-            docker/example.env
-            docker/hwaccel.ml.yml
-            docker/hwaccel.transcoding.yml
-            docker/prometheus.yml
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TAG: ${{ needs.bump_version.outputs.version }}
+          PRERELEASE: ${{ needs.bump_version.outputs.rc }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "${TAG}" \
+            --repo "${REPO}" \
+            --draft \
+            --verify-tag \
+            --prerelease="${PRERELEASE}" \
+            --notes-file misc/release/notes.tmpl \
+            --generate-notes \
+            docker/docker-compose.yml \
+            docker/docker-compose.rootless.yml \
+            docker/example.env \
+            docker/hwaccel.ml.yml \
+            docker/hwaccel.transcoding.yml \
+            docker/prometheus.yml \
             *.apk