diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index e184923226..71e61ea25b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GORELEASER_KEY: ${{ secrets.GORELEASER_KEY }}
+          RELEASE_FLAG_LATEST: "false"
+          RELEASE_FLAG_PRERELEASE: "true"
 
       - name: Remove GPG key
         if: always()
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index ebea17ede1..2a519d4f32 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ snapshot:
 
 # Docs are here: https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/blob/v1.26.2/www/docs/customization/nightlies.md
 nightly:
-  # Version format: 1.9.0-20250806-nightly-c5fd934
-  name_template: "{{ .Version }}-{{ .Now.Format \"20060102\" }}-nightly-{{ .ShortCommit }}"
+  # Version format: nightly-20250806-c5fd934
+  name_template: "nightly-{{ .Now.Format \"20060102\" }}-{{ .ShortCommit }}"
   publish_release: false
 
 changelog: