diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f3674150428c..882b02eb1a33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
 env:
   # official release repo
   DOCKER_REPOSITORY: kong/kong
-  PRERELEASE_DOCKER_REPOSITORY: kong/kong
+  PRERELEASE_DOCKER_REPOSITORY: kong/kong-dev
   FULL_RELEASE: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'}}
 
   # only for PR