diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 3868b05..34534dc 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -57,8 +57,24 @@ steps:
   - name: compress binaries for release
     image: busybox
       - find ./dist -type f -perm +111 -execdir tar -czvf {}.tar.gz {} \;
+
+  - name: upload gitea pre-release
+    image: plugins/gitea-release
+    settings:
+      title: Bleeding edge
+      files: dist/*.tar.gz
+      prerelease: true
+      checksum:
+        - md5
+        - sha1
+        - sha256
+        - sha512
+      base_url:
+        from_secret: gitea_base_url
+      api_key:
+        from_secret: gitea_token
     when:
-      event: tag
+      event: push
 
   - name: upload gitea release
     image: plugins/gitea-release