diff --git a/internal/client/github.go b/internal/client/github.go
index 02bd41bf87e..5bd3e64b008 100644
--- a/internal/client/github.go
+++ b/internal/client/github.go
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ func (c *githubClient) CreateRelease(ctx *context.Context, body string) (string,
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	if ctx.Config.Release.Draft && ctx.Config.Release.ReplaceExistingDraft {
+		if err := c.deleteExistedDraftRelease(ctx, title); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Truncate the release notes if it's too long (github doesn't allow more than 125000 characters)
 	body = truncateReleaseBody(body)
 
@@ -357,3 +363,34 @@ func overrideGitHubClientAPI(ctx *context.Context, client *github.Client) error
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *githubClient) deleteExistedDraftRelease(ctx *context.Context, name string) error {
+	opt := github.ListOptions{PerPage: 50}
+	for {
+		releases, resp, err := c.client.Repositories.ListReleases(
+			ctx,
+			ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Owner,
+			ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Name,
+			&opt,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not delete existing drafts: %w", err)
+		}
+		for _, r := range releases {
+			if r.GetDraft() && r.GetName() == name {
+				if _, err := c.client.Repositories.DeleteRelease(
+					ctx,
+					ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Owner,
+					ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Name,
+					r.GetID(),
+				); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("could not delete previous draft release: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if resp.NextPage == 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+		opt.Page = resp.NextPage
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 826958b12fe..69aa20ba911 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ type Release struct {
 	GitLab                 Repo        `yaml:"gitlab,omitempty" json:"gitlab,omitempty"`
 	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"`
 	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 0019d8c9bbe..b0a17f847c4 100644
--- a/www/docs/customization/release.md
+++ b/www/docs/customization/release.md
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@ release:
     - bar
 
   # If set to true, will not auto-publish the release.
+  # Available only for GitHub and Gitea.
   # Default is false.
   draft: true
 
+  # Whether to remove existing draft releases with the same name before creating a new one.
+  # Only effective if `draft` is set to true.
+  # Available only for GitHub.
+  # Default is false.
+  replace_existing_draft: true
+
   # If set, will create a release discussion in the category specified.
   #
   # Warning: do not use categories in the 'Announcement' format.
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ release:
 ```
 
 !!! tip
-    [Learn how to setup an API token, GitHub Enterprise and etc](/scm/github/).
+    [Learn how to set up an API token, GitHub Enterprise, etc](/scm/github/).
 
 ## GitLab
 
@@ -153,7 +160,7 @@ release:
 ```
 
 !!! tip
-    [Learn how to setup an API token, self-hosted GitLab and etc](/scm/gitlab/).
+    [Learn how to set up an API token, self-hosted GitLab, etc](/scm/gitlab/).
 
 !!! tip
     If you use GitLab subgroups, you need to specify it in the `owner` field, e.g. `mygroup/mysubgroup`.
@@ -220,7 +227,7 @@ ALLOWED_TYPES = application/gzip|application/x-gzip|application/x-gtar|applicati
 ```
 
 !!! tip
-    [Learn how to setup an API token](/scm/gitea/).
+    [Learn how to set up an API token](/scm/gitea/).
 
 !!! tip
     Learn more about the [name template engine](/customization/templates/).