diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpha-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/alpha-release-build.yml
index c8fcfc5b0..faaafcf2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpha-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpha-release-build.yml
@@ -24,25 +24,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Packages
       run: yarn install
 
-    - name: Build
-      run: yarn build
-
-    #- name: Test
-    #  run: yarn test
-
-    #- name: E2E Test
-    #  run: yarn e2e
-
-    #- name: E2E Test
-    #  run: yarn e2e
-
     - name: Publish
       run: |
-        # VERSION=$(echo ${{github.ref}} | tail -c +20)
-        VERSION=8.4.0
+        # VERSION=$(echo ${{github.ref}} | tail -c +20)-preview
+        VERSION=8.4.0-preview
         echo $VERSION
         npm version --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version $VERSION
         npm set //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken $GITHUB_TOKEN
         npm set registry https://npm.pkg.github.com/knsv
-        npm publish --tag alpha --dry-run
+        npm publish --dry-run
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bcffa9ac2..44347a545 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mermaid",
-  "version": "8.4.0",
+  "version": "8.4.0-preview",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6338dd12..1dc029475 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mermaid",
-  "version": "8.4.0",
+  "version": "8.4.0-preview",
   "description": "Markdownish syntax for generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts and git graphs.",
   "main": "dist/mermaid.core.js",
   "keywords": [