diff --git a/.github/actions/gitConfig/action.yml b/.github/actions/gitConfig/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e1766afdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/gitConfig/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: gitConfig
+description: "Sets git username/email and push behavior"
+
+inputs:
+  email:
+    description: 'Email to set for config'
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - run: git config --global push.default current
+      shell: bash
+    - run: git config --global user.email ${{ inputs.email }}
+      shell: bash
+    - run: git config user.name 'Release Bot'
+      shell: bash
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-beta-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-beta-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..569ad1cf49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-beta-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+name: Publish Beta Release to Github Only
+
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  save_artifacts:
+    name: 'Build VSIX Files'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: latest
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.ref }}
+      - run: npm install -g lerna
+      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm run compile
+      - run: npm run vscode:package
+      - name: Stage Artifacts
+        run: |
+          mkdir extensions
+          find packages -name "*.vsix" -type f -exec cp {} ./extensions \;
+          cp ./packages/salesforcedx-vscode/CHANGELOG.md ./extensions
+      - name: Upload Extensions
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: VS Code Extensions
+          path: ./extensions/
+  
+  get_release_variables:
+    # store the RELEASE_VERSION from the parent package as an output that we can reference elsewhere
+    name: 'Get Release Environment Variables'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.getVersion.outputs.version }}
+    steps: 
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - id: getVersion
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::"$(node -pe "require('./packages/salesforcedx-vscode/package.json').version")""
+      - run: echo "Release Version is ${{ steps.getVersion.outputs.version }}"
+
+  create_git_tag:
+    name: 'Create and Tag Beta Release'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [save_artifacts, get_release_variables]
+    env:
+      VERSION: ${{ needs.get_release_variables.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        id: download
+        with:
+          name: VS Code Extensions
+          path: tmp/saved-extensions
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/gitConfig
+        with:
+          email: ${{ secrets.GH_EMAIL }}
+      - name: 'Create git tag to map to the Release Version'
+        run: |
+          git tag v${{ env.VERSION }}
+          git push origin v${{ env.VERSION }}
+      - name: 'Confirm all downloaded files'
+        run: ls -R
+        working-directory: tmp/saved-extensions
+      - name: 'Create Pre-Release and Attach VSIX Files'
+        run: gh release create v${{ env.VERSION }} **.vsix --title "Pre-Release v${{ env.VERSION }}" --notes-file CHANGELOG.md --prerelease
+        working-directory: tmp/saved-extensions
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/contributing/publishing.md b/contributing/publishing.md
index da228a1842..fb7ebf7823 100644
--- a/contributing/publishing.md
+++ b/contributing/publishing.md
@@ -72,6 +72,23 @@ After the pre-publish steps have run and main has been rebased off of the releas
 
 ---
 
+# Publishing a Beta Pre-Release
+
+If there is a release with high-risk or large-scale changes, we can publish a pre-release to allow advanced users to test early. VSIX artifacts are uploaded to a github release as with our usual release but there is no publish to NPM or the VS Code Marketplace (yet).
+
+## Steps
+
+1. Create a release branch, and increment the version using Lerna, as shown in the `create-release-branch.js` file, starting at the creation of the release branch.
+2. For the version number, keep the minor version the same and set the patch to use the following format: year month day hour minute. For example, v55.11.202208260522.
+3. Push the branch to remote.
+4. From the Actions tab in Github select the workflow 'Publish Beta Release to Github Only'.
+5. Select 'Run Workflow', and run the workflow from the beta branch. The workflow can only be run someone with write privileges of this repo.
+6. The workflow will create the git tag, the release, and attach the individual VSIX files to the release where they can be downloaded and tested.
+
+Note that the beta branch, because of the unique versioning, should not be merged back to develop. When the code is ready for a standard release, the regular release branching process should be followed.
+
+---
+
 # Manual Publish
 
 In the event that CircleCI is not a viable option for publishing, see the following...