diff --git a/src/build_options.rs b/src/build_options.rs
index c8aa6db6e..7974a7463 100644
--- a/src/build_options.rs
+++ b/src/build_options.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{BuildContext, PythonInterpreter, Target};
 use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Context, Result};
 use cargo_metadata::{Metadata, Node};
 use cargo_options::heading;
-use pep440_rs::VersionSpecifiers;
+use pep440_rs::{Version, VersionSpecifiers};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::env;
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ pub struct BuildOptions {
     #[arg(short = 'f', long, conflicts_with = "interpreter")]
     pub find_interpreter: bool,
 
+    /// Allow prerelease python interpreters
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub allow_prereleases: bool,
+
     /// Which kind of bindings to use.
     #[arg(short, long, value_parser = ["pyo3", "pyo3-ffi", "rust-cpython", "cffi", "uniffi", "bin"])]
     pub bindings: Option<String>,
@@ -559,7 +563,7 @@ impl BuildOptions {
         };
 
         let generate_import_lib = is_generating_import_lib(&cargo_metadata)?;
-        let interpreter = if self.find_interpreter {
+        let mut interpreter = if self.find_interpreter {
             // Auto-detect interpreters
             self.find_interpreters(
                 &bridge,
@@ -587,6 +591,16 @@ impl BuildOptions {
             self.find_interpreters(&bridge, &interpreter, &target, None, generate_import_lib)?
         };
 
+        if !self.allow_prereleases {
+            interpreter.retain(|interp| {
+                let version = Version::new([interp.config.major as u64, interp.config.minor as u64]);
+                if version.any_prerelease() {
+                    eprintln!("⚠️  Warning: python version is pre release, need pass flag --allow-prereleases");
+                }
+                !version.any_prerelease()
+            });
+        }
+
         if cargo_options.args.is_empty() {
             // if not supplied on command line, try pyproject.toml
             let tool_maturin = pyproject.and_then(|p| p.maturin());
diff --git a/src/develop.rs b/src/develop.rs
index 3ec51026d..e9db93a99 100644
--- a/src/develop.rs
+++ b/src/develop.rs
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ pub fn develop(develop_options: DevelopOptions, venv_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
         platform_tag: vec![PlatformTag::Linux],
         interpreter: vec![python.clone()],
         find_interpreter: false,
+        allow_prereleases: true,
         bindings,
         out: Some(wheel_dir.path().to_path_buf()),
         skip_auditwheel: false,
diff --git a/tests/cmd/build.stdout b/tests/cmd/build.stdout
index 0e2b600f3..ea9668485 100644
--- a/tests/cmd/build.stdout
+++ b/tests/cmd/build.stdout
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Options:
   -f, --find-interpreter
           Find interpreters from the host machine
 
+      --allow-prereleases
+          Allow prerelease python interpreters
+
   -b, --bindings <BINDINGS>
           Which kind of bindings to use
           
diff --git a/tests/cmd/publish.stdout b/tests/cmd/publish.stdout
index 8009f5f0d..7613324c1 100644
--- a/tests/cmd/publish.stdout
+++ b/tests/cmd/publish.stdout
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ Options:
   -f, --find-interpreter
           Find interpreters from the host machine
 
+      --allow-prereleases
+          Allow prerelease python interpreters
+
   -b, --bindings <BINDINGS>
           Which kind of bindings to use