diff --git a/pkg/semanticrelease/semantic-release.go b/pkg/semanticrelease/semantic-release.go
index 99f86d5..af61e2f 100644
--- a/pkg/semanticrelease/semantic-release.go
+++ b/pkg/semanticrelease/semantic-release.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ func (s *SemanticRelease) GetNextVersion(force bool) (*shared.ReleaseVersion, er
 			switch releaseType {
 			case "beta", "alpha":
 				isDraft = true
+				newVersion = s.incPrerelease(releaseType, newVersion)
 			case "rc":
 				newVersion = s.incPrerelease(releaseType, newVersion)
 			case "release":