diff --git a/src/targets/__tests__/brew.test.ts b/src/targets/__tests__/brew.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18fa51c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/targets/__tests__/brew.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { vi } from 'vitest';
+import { NoneArtifactProvider } from '../../artifact_providers/none';
+import { ConfigurationError } from '../../utils/errors';
+import { BrewTarget } from '../brew';
+
+// Mock the GitHub API client
+vi.mock('../../utils/githubApi', () => ({
+  getGitHubClient: vi.fn(() => ({
+    repos: {
+      getContent: vi.fn(),
+      createOrUpdateFileContents: vi.fn(),
+    },
+  })),
+}));
+
+const DEFAULT_GITHUB_REPO = {
+  owner: 'getsentry',
+  repo: 'sentry-cli',
+};
+
+/** Returns a new BrewTarget test instance. */
+function getBrewTarget(
+  config: Record<string, unknown> = {},
+  githubRepo = DEFAULT_GITHUB_REPO
+): BrewTarget {
+  return new BrewTarget(
+    {
+      name: 'brew',
+      template: 'class TestFormula < Formula\nend',
+      tap: 'getsentry/tools',
+      ...config,
+    },
+    new NoneArtifactProvider(),
+    githubRepo
+  );
+}
+
+describe('BrewTarget configuration', () => {
+  test('throws on missing template', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      new BrewTarget(
+        { name: 'brew' },
+        new NoneArtifactProvider(),
+        DEFAULT_GITHUB_REPO
+      );
+    }).toThrow(ConfigurationError);
+  });
+
+  test('parses tap correctly', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget();
+    expect(brewTarget.brewConfig.tapRepo).toEqual({
+      owner: 'getsentry',
+      repo: 'homebrew-tools',
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('defaults to homebrew-core when no tap specified', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget({ tap: undefined });
+    expect(brewTarget.brewConfig.tapRepo).toEqual({
+      owner: 'homebrew',
+      repo: 'homebrew-core',
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('throws on invalid tap name', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      getBrewTarget({ tap: 'invalid' });
+    }).toThrow(ConfigurationError);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('formula name templating', () => {
+  test('formula name without template variables', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget({ formula: 'sentry-cli' });
+    const resolved = brewTarget.resolveFormulaName('10.2.3');
+    expect(resolved).toBe('sentry-cli');
+  });
+
+  test('formula name with major version variable', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget({ formula: 'sentry-cli-v{{{major}}}' });
+    const resolved = brewTarget.resolveFormulaName('10.2.3');
+    expect(resolved).toBe('sentry-cli-v10');
+  });
+
+  test('formula name with multiple version variables', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget({
+      formula: 'sentry-cli-{{{major}}}-{{{minor}}}-{{{patch}}}',
+    });
+    const resolved = brewTarget.resolveFormulaName('10.2.3');
+    expect(resolved).toBe('sentry-cli-10-2-3');
+  });
+
+  test('formula name with full version variable', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget({ formula: 'sentry-cli-{{{version}}}' });
+    const resolved = brewTarget.resolveFormulaName('10.2.3');
+    expect(resolved).toBe('sentry-cli-10.2.3');
+  });
+
+  test('formula name with prerelease version still parses major', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget({ formula: 'sentry-cli-v{{{major}}}' });
+    const resolved = brewTarget.resolveFormulaName('10.2.3-alpha.1');
+    expect(resolved).toBe('sentry-cli-v10');
+  });
+
+  test('falls back to repo name when no formula specified', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget({ formula: undefined });
+    const resolved = brewTarget.resolveFormulaName('1.0.0');
+    expect(resolved).toBe('sentry-cli');
+  });
+
+  test('repo name with version template', () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget(
+      { formula: undefined },
+      { owner: 'getsentry', repo: 'craft-v{{{major}}}' }
+    );
+    const resolved = brewTarget.resolveFormulaName('2.5.0');
+    expect(resolved).toBe('craft-v2');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('prerelease skip', () => {
+  test('skips publishing for beta version', async () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget();
+    const result = await brewTarget.publish('2.0.0-beta.0', 'abc123');
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('skips publishing for alpha version', async () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget();
+    const result = await brewTarget.publish('1.5.0-alpha.1', 'abc123');
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('skips publishing for rc version', async () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget();
+    const result = await brewTarget.publish('3.0.0-rc.1', 'abc123');
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('skips publishing for preview version', async () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget();
+    const result = await brewTarget.publish('2.0.0-preview.1', 'abc123');
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('skips publishing for dev version', async () => {
+    const brewTarget = getBrewTarget();
+    const result = await brewTarget.publish('1.0.0-dev.1', 'abc123');
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/targets/brew.ts b/src/targets/brew.ts
index 60d68973..ed9c27d2 100644
--- a/src/targets/brew.ts
+++ b/src/targets/brew.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { getGitHubClient } from '../utils/githubApi';
 import { isDryRun } from '../utils/helpers';
 import { renderTemplateSafe } from '../utils/strings';
 import { HashAlgorithm, HashOutputFormat } from '../utils/system';
+import { isPreviewRelease, parseVersion } from '../utils/version';
 import { BaseTarget } from './base';
 import {
   BaseArtifactProvider,
@@ -111,6 +112,34 @@ export class BrewTarget extends BaseTarget {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Resolves the formula name by interpolating version variables.
+   *
+   * Supports Mustache-style templates with the following variables:
+   * - `{{{version}}}`: Full version string (e.g., "10.2.3")
+   * - `{{{major}}}`: Major version number (e.g., "10")
+   * - `{{{minor}}}`: Minor version number (e.g., "2")
+   * - `{{{patch}}}`: Patch version number (e.g., "3")
+   *
+   * Example: `sentry-cli-v{{{major}}}` becomes `sentry-cli-v10`
+   *
+   * @param version The version string to interpolate
+   * @returns The resolved formula name with variables substituted
+   */
+  public resolveFormulaName(version: string): string {
+    const formulaTemplate = this.brewConfig.formula || this.githubRepo.repo;
+    const parsedVersion = parseVersion(version);
+
+    const context = {
+      version,
+      major: parsedVersion?.major ?? '',
+      minor: parsedVersion?.minor ?? '',
+      patch: parsedVersion?.patch ?? '',
+    };
+
+    return renderTemplateSafe(formulaTemplate, context);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Resolves the content sha of a formula at the specified location. If the
    * formula does not exist, `undefined` is returned.
@@ -147,11 +176,18 @@ export class BrewTarget extends BaseTarget {
    * @param revision The SHA revision of the new version
    */
   public async publish(version: string, revision: string): Promise<any> {
-    const { formula, path, template, tapRepo } = this.brewConfig;
-    const { owner, repo } = this.githubRepo;
+    // Skip pre-release versions as Homebrew doesn't understand them
+    if (isPreviewRelease(version)) {
+      this.logger.info(
+        'Skipping Homebrew release for pre-release version: ' + version
+      );
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const { path, template, tapRepo } = this.brewConfig;
 
-    // Get default formula name and location from the config
-    const formulaName = formula || repo;
+    // Get formula name (supports mustache templates with version variables)
+    const formulaName = this.resolveFormulaName(version);
     const formulaPath = path
       ? `${path}/${formulaName}.rb`
       : `Formula/${formulaName}.rb`;
@@ -180,7 +216,7 @@ export class BrewTarget extends BaseTarget {
     this.logger.debug(`Homebrew formula for ${formulaName}:\n${data}`);
 
     // Try to find the repository to publish in
-    if (tapRepo.owner !== owner) {
+    if (tapRepo.owner !== this.githubRepo.owner) {
       // TODO: Create a PR if we have no push rights to this repo
       this.logger.warn('Skipping homebrew release: PRs not supported yet');
       return undefined;
@@ -196,7 +232,7 @@ export class BrewTarget extends BaseTarget {
     };
 
     this.logger.info(
-      `Releasing ${owner}/${repo} tag ${version} ` +
+      `Releasing ${this.githubRepo.owner}/${this.githubRepo.repo} tag ${version} ` +
         `to homebrew tap ${tapRepo.owner}/${tapRepo.repo} ` +
         `formula ${formulaName}`
     );