diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index b3b6bf45e5..1cc1994bcd 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 current_version=$(jq -r '.version' lerna.json)
 IFS='.-' read -r major minor patch label pre <<< "$current_version"
 
-if [ "$label" == 'beta' ]; then
+if [[ "$label" == 'beta' || "$2" == '--is-beta' ]]; then
   if [ "$1" == '--is-feat' ]; then
     new_version="$major.$minor.0-beta"
     echo $new_version;