diff --git a/release_instructions.txt b/release_instructions.txt
index f24b311e..3d913d6f 100644
--- a/release_instructions.txt
+++ b/release_instructions.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 - brew
   - brew bump-formula-pr --url=https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/archive/2.2.0.tar.gz yq
+  - if that fails with random ruby errors try:
+    - clearing out the gems rm -rf .gem/ruby/2.3.0
+    - export HOMEBREW_FORCE_VENDOR_RUBY=1
 
 - docker
   - build and push latest and new version tag
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 63aad6dd..01f68d60 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ REPO="yq"
 release() {
     github-release release \
         --user "$OWNER" \
+        --draft \
         --repo "$REPO" \
         --tag "$CURRENT"
 }