diff --git a/.circleci/real_config.yml b/.circleci/real_config.yml
index a5c92919fee..ee3f2b1bce4 100644
--- a/.circleci/real_config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/real_config.yml
@@ -1910,6 +1910,20 @@ jobs:
           command: make -C agent release-ee
       - run: mkdir /tmp/pkgs && cp -v */dist/*.{rpm,deb,tar.gz} /tmp/pkgs
 
+  publish-helm-gh-rc:
+    docker:
+      - image: <<pipeline.parameters.docker-image>>
+        environment:
+          GO111MODULE: "on"
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: .
+      - reinstall-go
+      - make-component:
+          component: helm
+          target: release-gh-rc
+
   publish-helm-gh:
     parameters:
       ee:
@@ -5576,6 +5590,12 @@ workflows:
           context: determined-production
           filters: *release-filters
 
+      - publish-helm-gh-rc:
+          requires:
+            - build-helm
+          context: determined-production
+          filters: *rc-filters
+
       - upload-try-now-template:
           context: determined-production
           filters: *release-filters
diff --git a/helm/Makefile b/helm/Makefile
index 8e2f5657bab..87b97a8f44f 100644
--- a/helm/Makefile
+++ b/helm/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ release-gh:
 	git clean -df
 	goreleaser --rm-dist
 
+.PHONY: release-gh-rc
+release-gh-rc: export GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG := $(VERSION_TAG)
+# The following line lists all tags by creation date, finds the current tag and
+# the next line after, then prints that second line, which should be the most
+# recent previous tag. This works if the previous tag is both a minor release,
+# or an rc release.
+release-gh-rc: export GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG := $(shell git tag --sort=-creatordate | grep "$(VERSION_TAG)" -A1 | sed -n '2 p')
+release-gh-rc:
+	go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser@v1.14.1
+	git clean -df
+	goreleaser --rm-dist
+
 .PHONY: release-gh-dryrun
 release-gh-dryrun: export GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG := $(VERSION_TAG)
 release-gh-dryrun: export GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG := $(shell git tag --sort=-creatordate | grep -E '^[0-9.]+$$' | grep "$(VERSION_TAG)" -A1 | sed -n '2 p')