diff --git a/docs/source/index.md b/docs/source/index.md
index 9a68094..640a03f 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/index.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ plugins:
         # Regex string for matching the release name.
         autoprocess: True
         # Autoprocess the body for user and issue/pull request links
+        include_prereleases: False
+        # Include prereleases
         enabled: True
         # Enable or disable the plugin.
 ```
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ markdown
     github_api_url: <url>
     release_template: <jinja2 str>
     match: '[0-9+].[0-9+].[0-9]+'
+    include_prereleases: false
     autoprocess: true
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/mkdocs_github_changelog/get_releases.py b/src/mkdocs_github_changelog/get_releases.py
index 1ac6f90..a25ad03 100644
--- a/src/mkdocs_github_changelog/get_releases.py
+++ b/src/mkdocs_github_changelog/get_releases.py
@@ -95,9 +95,14 @@ def github_issue_link(match_obj):
     return release
 
 
-def _process_releases(releases, match: str | None = None, autoprocess: bool = True):
+def _process_releases(releases, match: str | None = None, autoprocess: bool = True, include_prerelease: bool = False):
     selected_releases = []
     for release in releases:
+        # Ignore draft releases:
+        if release.draft:
+            continue
+        if release.prelease and not include_prerelease:
+            continue
         # Convert the published_at to datetime object
         if not isinstance(release.published_at, datetime):
             if sys.version_info.major >= 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 11:
@@ -118,7 +123,8 @@ def get_releases_as_markdown(
     release_template: str | None = RELEASE_TEMPLATE,
     github_api_url: str | None = None,
     match: str | None = None,
-    autoprocess: bool | None = True
+    autoprocess: bool | None = True,
+    include_prerelease: bool | None = False
 ):
     """Get the releases from github as a list of rendered markdown strings."""
     if github_api_url is not None:
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ def get_releases_as_markdown(
         releases += page
     logger.info(f'Processing releases from github, {len(releases)} found')
     jinja_environment = JINJA_ENVIRONMENT_FACTORY.environment
-    selected_releases = _process_releases(releases, match=match, autoprocess=autoprocess)
+    selected_releases = _process_releases(releases, match=match, autoprocess=autoprocess, include_prerelease=include_prerelease)
     if release_template is None:
         release_template = RELEASE_TEMPLATE
     logger.info(f'Rendering releases from github, {len(releases)} selected')
diff --git a/src/mkdocs_github_changelog/plugin.py b/src/mkdocs_github_changelog/plugin.py
index 53281c8..7405b4d 100644
--- a/src/mkdocs_github_changelog/plugin.py
+++ b/src/mkdocs_github_changelog/plugin.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class PluginConfig(Config):
     """Regex string for matching the rleease name."""
     autoprocess = opt.Type(bool, default=True)
     """Autoprocess the release bodies for issue and username links."""
+    include_prereleases = opt.Type(bool, default=False)
+    """Include prereleases."""
     enabled = opt.Type(bool, default=True)
     """Enable or disable the plugin."""