diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
index c5e7b298a..d1e4239dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ on:
       - ".github/**"  
       - "README.md"
       - ".gitignore"              
-    branches:
-      - master
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master  
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1be789d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+name: ios-pre-release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - ios-v*
+    branches:
+      - metal-support
+    paths-ignore:
+      - ".github/**"
+      - "README.md"      
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: macos-10.15
+    env:
+      BUILDTYPE: Release
+      HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: 1
+      HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: platform/ios
+        shell: bash 
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - name: Install macos dependencies
+        run: |
+          brew list cmake || brew install cmake
+          brew list ccache || brew install ccache
+          brew list pkg-config || brew install pkg-config
+          brew list glfw3 || brew install glfw3
+
+      - name: Cache node modules
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        env:
+          cache-name: cache-node-modules
+        with:
+          path: ~/.npm
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-
+
+      - name: npm install
+        run: npm install --ignore-scripts          
+
+      - name: Prepare ccache
+        run: ccache --clear       
+
+      - name: Cache ccache
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        env:
+          cache-name: ccache-v1     
+        with:
+          path: ~/.ccache'
+          key: ${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.sha }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.sha }}
+            ${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ github.ref }}
+            ${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}  
+
+      - name: Clear ccache statistics
+        run: |
+          ccache --zero-stats
+          ccache --max-size=2G
+          ccache --show-stats            
+
+      - name: Install iOS packaging dependencies
+        run: |
+          ./platform/ios/scripts/install-packaging-dependencies.sh
+        env:
+          CILAUNCH: true
+
+      - name: Build, package, and upload iOS release
+        run: platform/ios/scripts/deploy-swift-package.sh
+        env:
+          DIST_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DIST_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-release.yml
index 3946ccf5f..badc776f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-release.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - ios-v*
+    branches:
+      - master
     paths-ignore:
-      - ".github/**"      
+      - ".github/**"
       - "README.md"      
 jobs:
   build: