diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs-on-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs-on-release.yml
index b09c688a..e222ac53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs-on-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs-on-release.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Deploy Documentation on Release
 
 on:
   release:
-    types: [published]
+    types: [published, prereleased]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/news/build-doc-automatic.rst b/news/build-doc-automatic.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..309fc888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/build-doc-automatic.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* deploy github pages documentation on pre-release
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>