diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f5f5215..ea416c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@8a40291d6a0a08b8fb98b13bad5a0305b42d5f9c  # 1.92.0
-      - run: if ! python3 scripts/is_prerelease.py; then cargo publish; fi
+      - run: cargo publish
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 573bd53..9e3c7a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ exclude = [
     "docs",
     "intellij-gn",
     "testdata",
+    "third_party",
     "vscode-gn",
 ]
 
diff --git a/scripts/bump_version.py b/scripts/bump_version.py
index 67f332b..67b345d 100755
--- a/scripts/bump_version.py
+++ b/scripts/bump_version.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def main():
 
     if options.update:
         subprocess.check_call(
-            ['cargo', 'set-version', new_version],
+            ['cargo', 'set-version', f'{new_version}-prerelease'],
             stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
         subprocess.check_call(
             ['npm', 'version', new_version],