diff --git a/helm/.goreleaser.yml b/helm/.goreleaser.yml
index 69da9636cc2..5ca6901402f 100644
--- a/helm/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/helm/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ release:
   mode: keep-existing
   extra_files:
     - glob: build/determined-latest.tgz
-      name_template: "determined-helm-chart_{{ .VERSION }}.tgz"
-  prerelease: auto
+      name_template: "determined-helm-chart_{{ .Version }}.tgz"
 
   # be sure to keep this in sync between agent/master/helm
   # the "include" functionality is only in the pro version
diff --git a/helm/.goreleaser_dryrun.yml b/helm/.goreleaser_dryrun.yml
index 35c939cd58b..aa130f994b0 100644
--- a/helm/.goreleaser_dryrun.yml
+++ b/helm/.goreleaser_dryrun.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release:
   mode: keep-existing
   extra_files:
     - glob: build/determined-latest.tgz
-      name_template: "determined-helm-chart_{{ .VERSION }}.tgz"
+      name_template: "determined-helm-chart_{{ .Version }}.tgz"
 
   # be sure to keep this in sync between agent/master/helm
   # the "include" functionality is only in the pro version
diff --git a/helm/.goreleaser_ee.yml b/helm/.goreleaser_ee.yml
index 64c7d004e74..019c2d2e600 100644
--- a/helm/.goreleaser_ee.yml
+++ b/helm/.goreleaser_ee.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release:
   mode: keep-existing
   extra_files:
     - glob: build/determined-latest.tgz
-      name_template: "hpe-mlde-helm-chart_{{ .VERSION }}.tgz"
+      name_template: "hpe-mlde-helm-chart_{{ .Version }}.tgz"
 
   # be sure to keep this in sync between agent/master/helm
   # the "include" functionality is only in the pro version
diff --git a/helm/.goreleaser_ee_dryrun.yml b/helm/.goreleaser_ee_dryrun.yml
index 2417a2c6d05..ef505e99c0c 100644
--- a/helm/.goreleaser_ee_dryrun.yml
+++ b/helm/.goreleaser_ee_dryrun.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release:
   mode: keep-existing
   extra_files:
     - glob: build/determined-latest.tgz
-      name_template: "hpe-mlde-helm-chart_{{ .VERSION }}.tgz"
+      name_template: "hpe-mlde-helm-chart_{{ .Version }}.tgz"
 
   # be sure to keep this in sync between agent/master/helm
   # the "include" functionality is only in the pro version
diff --git a/helm/.goreleaser_rc.yml b/helm/.goreleaser_rc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11450cda052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/.goreleaser_rc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Beside draft: true, the rest of the file remains the same as .goreleaser.yml.
+# Can be avoided by upgrading goreleaser to 1.26.0. Its CLI supports --draft.
+project_name: determined-helm
+
+build:
+  skip: true
+
+release:
+  github:
+    owner: determined-ai
+    name: determined
+  mode: keep-existing
+  extra_files:
+    - glob: build/determined-latest.tgz
+      name_template: "determined-helm-chart_{{ .Version }}.tgz"
+  draft: true
+
+  # be sure to keep this in sync between agent/master/helm
+  # the "include" functionality is only in the pro version
+  header: |
+    ## Release Notes
+    [{{ .Tag }}](https://github.com/determined-ai/determined/blob/{{ .Tag }}/docs/release-notes.rst)
diff --git a/helm/Makefile b/helm/Makefile
index af9e0f292bb..771ff251651 100644
--- a/helm/Makefile
+++ b/helm/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ release-gh-rc: export GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG := $(shell git tag --sort=-creator
 release-gh-rc:
 	go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser@v1.14.1
 	git clean -df
-	goreleaser --rm-dist
+	goreleaser --rm-dist -f ./.goreleaser_rc.yml
 
 .PHONY: release-gh-dryrun
 release-gh-dryrun: export GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG := $(VERSION_TAG)