diff --git a/internal/pipe/docker/docker.go b/internal/pipe/docker/docker.go
index 63ae105d8..15dcd98e9 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/docker/docker.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/docker/docker.go
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ func process(ctx *context.Context, docker config.Docker, artifacts []*artifact.A
 	if ctx.SkipPublish {
 		return pipe.ErrSkipPublishEnabled
 	}
-	if ctx.Config.Release.Draft {
-		return pipe.Skip("release is marked as draft")
-	}
 	if strings.TrimSpace(docker.SkipPush) == "auto" && ctx.Semver.Prerelease != "" {
 		return pipe.Skip("prerelease detected with 'auto' push, skipping docker publish")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pipe/docker/docker_test.go b/internal/pipe/docker/docker_test.go
index 479f2a06c..c2b852836 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/docker/docker_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/docker/docker_test.go
@@ -1002,6 +1002,18 @@ func TestDefaultDockerfile(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "Dockerfile", ctx.Config.Dockers[1].Dockerfile)
 }
 
+func TestDraftRelease(t *testing.T) {
+	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Config: config.Project{
+			Release: config.Release{
+				Draft: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	require.False(t, pipe.IsSkip(Pipe{}.Publish(ctx)))
+}
+
 func TestDefaultNoDockers(t *testing.T) {
 	var ctx = &context.Context{
 		Config: config.Project{