diff --git a/releasing/cloudbuild.sh b/releasing/cloudbuild.sh
index 3f7023db4..1da7b1a8b 100755
--- a/releasing/cloudbuild.sh
+++ b/releasing/cloudbuild.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ release:
   github:
     owner: kubernetes-sigs
     name: kustomize
+  draft: true
 builds:
 - ldflags: >
     -s