diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-insiders.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-pre.yml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/workflows/cd-insiders.yml
rename to .github/workflows/cd-pre.yml
index 267da29..9bf5b16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-insiders.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-pre.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Publish Insiders
+name: Publish pre-release
 
 on:
     schedule:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
                   echo "::set-output name=status::changed"
 
     publish:
-        name: Publish insiders
+        name: Publish pre-release
         needs: check
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         if: needs.check.outputs.status == 'changed'
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ jobs:
                   node-version: '14'
             - name: Install
               run: yarn
-            - name: Apply insiders patch
-              run: yarn run patch-insiders
+            - name: Apply pre-release patch
+              run: yarn run patch-pre
             - name: Setup Environment
               run: node -e "console.log('PACKAGE_VERSION=' + require('./package.json').version + '\nPACKAGE_NAME=' + require('./package.json').name + '-' + require('./package.json').version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             - name: Package extension
diff --git a/.vscodeignore b/.vscodeignore
index b327db7..a86bb5b 100644
--- a/.vscodeignore
+++ b/.vscodeignore
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ BACKERS.md
 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 CONTRIBUTING.md
 esbuild.js
-README.insiders.md
+README.pre.md
 svgo.config.js
 tsconfig*.json
 tsconfig*.tsbuildinfo
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c55e5da..715cf35 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -199,6 +199,6 @@ After the version commit and new tags are pushed to GitHub, the [Publish Stable
 
 If the action fails, the VSIX will need to be built locally with `yarn package` and uploaded manually in the marketplace.
 
-### Insiders release
+### Pre-release edition
 
-The [Publish Insiders workflow](.github/workflows/cd-insiders.yml) is automatically run every AM unless no new changes have been committed to `main`.
+The [Publish Pre-release workflow](.github/workflows/cd-pre.yml) is automatically run every AM unless no new changes have been committed to `main`.
diff --git a/README.insiders.md b/README.pre.md
similarity index 100%
rename from README.insiders.md
rename to README.pre.md
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 62bda93..8c72747 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3482,8 +3482,7 @@
 						"order": 70
 					},
 					"gitlens.insiders": {
-						"deprecationMessage": "Deprecated. Use the Insiders edition of GitLens instead",
-						"markdownDeprecationMessage": "Deprecated. Use the [Insiders edition](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens-insiders) of GitLens instead"
+						"deprecationMessage": "Deprecated. Use the pre-release edition of GitLens instead"
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -11637,10 +11636,11 @@
 		"lint": "eslint \"src/**/*.ts?(x)\" --fix",
 		"lint:webviews": "eslint \"src/webviews/apps/**/*.ts?(x)\" --fix",
 		"package": "vsce package --yarn",
-		"package-insiders": "yarn run patch-insiders && yarn run package",
-		"patch-insiders": "node ./scripts/applyPatchForInsiders.js",
+		"package-pre": "yarn run patch-pre && yarn run package --pre-release",
+		"patch-pre": "node ./scripts/applyPreReleasePatch.js",
 		"pretty": "prettier --config .prettierrc --loglevel warn --write .",
 		"pub": "vsce publish --yarn",
+		"pub-pre": "vsce publish --yarn --pre-release",
 		"rebuild": "yarn run reset && yarn run build",
 		"reset": "yarn run clean && yarn --frozen-lockfile",
 		"test": "node ./out/test/runTest.js",
diff --git a/scripts/applyPatchForInsiders.js b/scripts/applyPreReleasePatch.js
similarity index 89%
rename from scripts/applyPatchForInsiders.js
rename to scripts/applyPreReleasePatch.js
index a2875e1..c354363 100644
--- a/scripts/applyPatchForInsiders.js
+++ b/scripts/applyPreReleasePatch.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 // Patch README
-const insert = fs.readFileSync('./README.insiders.md', { encoding: 'utf8' });
+const insert = fs.readFileSync('./README.pre.md', { encoding: 'utf8' });
 const data = fs.readFileSync('./README.md', { encoding: 'utf8' });
 fs.writeFileSync('./README.md', `${insert}\n${data}`);