diff --git a/project/pyproject.toml.jinja b/project/pyproject.toml.jinja
index 9b11bb6e..9dddb04f 100644
--- a/project/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/project/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ sphinx-autobuild = ">=2021.3.14"
 {%- endif %}
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
-branch = "main"
 version_toml = ["pyproject.toml:tool.poetry.version"]
 version_variables = [
     "src/{{ package_name }}/__init__.py:__version__",
@@ -71,6 +70,13 @@ exclude_commit_patterns = [
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog.environment]
 keep_trailing_newline = true
 
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.main]
+match = "main"
+
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.noop]
+match = "(?!main$)"
+prerelease = true
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = "-v -Wdefault --cov={{ package_name }} --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered"
 pythonpath = ["src"]