diff --git a/internal/client/github.go b/internal/client/github.go
index 0ee688e863b..7c1cf805abb 100644
--- a/internal/client/github.go
+++ b/internal/client/github.go
@@ -217,17 +217,27 @@ func (c *githubClient) CreateRelease(ctx *context.Context, body string) (string,
 	body = truncateReleaseBody(body)
 
 	data := &github.RepositoryRelease{
-		Name:            github.String(title),
-		TagName:         github.String(ctx.Git.CurrentTag),
-		TargetCommitish: github.String(ctx.Git.Commit),
-		Body:            github.String(body),
-		Draft:           github.Bool(ctx.Config.Release.Draft),
-		Prerelease:      github.Bool(ctx.PreRelease),
+		Name:       github.String(title),
+		TagName:    github.String(ctx.Git.CurrentTag),
+		Body:       github.String(body),
+		Draft:      github.Bool(ctx.Config.Release.Draft),
+		Prerelease: github.Bool(ctx.PreRelease),
 	}
+
 	if ctx.Config.Release.DiscussionCategoryName != "" {
 		data.DiscussionCategoryName = github.String(ctx.Config.Release.DiscussionCategoryName)
 	}
 
+	if target := ctx.Config.Release.TargetCommitish; target != "" {
+		target, err := tmpl.New(ctx).Apply(target)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if target != "" {
+			data.TargetCommitish = github.String(target)
+		}
+	}
+
 	release, _, err = c.client.Repositories.GetReleaseByTag(
 		ctx,
 		ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Owner,
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index acf1c8dc9e2..7df34ef6341 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ type Release struct {
 	Gitea                  Repo        `yaml:"gitea,omitempty" json:"gitea,omitempty"`
 	Draft                  bool        `yaml:"draft,omitempty" json:"draft,omitempty"`
 	ReplaceExistingDraft   bool        `yaml:"replace_existing_draft,omitempty" json:"replace_existing_draft,omitempty"`
+	TargetCommitish        string      `yaml:"target_commitish,omitempty" json:"target_commitish,omitempty"`
 	Disable                bool        `yaml:"disable,omitempty" json:"disable,omitempty"`
 	SkipUpload             bool        `yaml:"skip_upload,omitempty" json:"skip_upload,omitempty"`
 	Prerelease             string      `yaml:"prerelease,omitempty" json:"prerelease,omitempty"`
diff --git a/www/docs/customization/release.md b/www/docs/customization/release.md
index b0a17f847c4..5a5b815a9fb 100644
--- a/www/docs/customization/release.md
+++ b/www/docs/customization/release.md
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ release:
   # Default is false.
   replace_existing_draft: true
 
+  # Useful if you want to delay the creation of the tag in the remote.
+  # You can create the tag locally, but not push it, and run GoReleaser.
+  # It'll then set the `target_commitish` portion of the GitHub release to the value of this field.
+  # Only works on GitHub.
+  # Default is empty.
+  target_commitish: '{{ .Commit }}'
+
   # If set, will create a release discussion in the category specified.
   #
   # Warning: do not use categories in the 'Announcement' format.
diff --git a/www/docs/customization/templates.md b/www/docs/customization/templates.md
index 8b2fb42787f..e7f9898c9ed 100644
--- a/www/docs/customization/templates.md
+++ b/www/docs/customization/templates.md
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ On fields that support templating, these fields are always available:
 | `.Runtime.Goos`        | equivalent to `runtime.GOOS`                                                                           |
 | `.Runtime.Goarch`      | equivalent to `runtime.GOARCH`                                                                         |
 
-[^1]: The `v` prefix is stripped and it might be changed in `snapshot` and `nightly` builds.
+[^1]: The `v` prefix is stripped, and it might be changed in `snapshot` and `nightly` builds.
 [^2]: Assuming `Tag` is a valid a SemVer, otherwise empty/zeroed.
 [^3]: Will panic if not a semantic version.
-[^4]: Composed from the current SCM's download URL and current tag. For instance, on GitHub, it'll be `https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tag/{tag}`.
+[^4]: Composed of the current SCM's download URL and current tag. For instance, on GitHub, it'll be `https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tag/{tag}`.
 [^5]: It is generated by `git describe --dirty --always --tags`, the format will be `{Tag}-$N-{CommitSHA}`
 [^6]: As reported by `git tag -l --format='%(contents:subject)'`
 [^7]: As reported by `git tag -l --format='%(contents)'`