diff --git a/.changeset/config.json b/.changeset/config.json
index d826f57cc65..af251e02462 100644
--- a/.changeset/config.json
+++ b/.changeset/config.json
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
   "access": "public",
   "baseBranch": "main",
   "updateInternalDependencies": "patch",
-  "ignore": ["docs", "example-*", "codesandbox"]
+  "ignore": ["docs", "example-*", "codesandbox", "rollup-plugin-import-css"]
 }
diff --git a/.changeset/pre.json b/.changeset/pre.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a3c042c958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pre.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "mode": "pre",
+  "tag": "rc",
+  "initialVersions": {
+    "docs": "1.0.0",
+    "codesandbox": "0.0.0",
+    "example-nextjs": "0.0.0",
+    "@primer/react": "36.27.0",
+    "rollup-plugin-import-css": "0.0.0"
+  },
+  "changesets": []
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_canary.yml b/.github/workflows/release_canary.yml
index 474344c80a1..a58ac8bcc33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_canary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_canary.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ jobs:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN_SHARED }}
       - name: Publish canary release
         run: |
+          # Remove existing pre.json if one exists. Snapshots are not allowed
+          # in pre-release mode.
+          # TODO: remove in v37
+          rm .changeset/pre.json
+
           echo -e "---\n$( jq .name packages/react/package.json ): patch\n---\n\nFake entry to force publishing" > .changeset/force-snapshot-release.md
           npx changeset version --snapshot
           npx changeset publish --tag canary