diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
index 6bead8598..1d914158d 100644
--- a/release.config.js
+++ b/release.config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module.exports = {
   branches: [
     'master',
     { name: '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', prerelease: true }, // support branches (e.g., 1.x, 1.2.x)
-    { name: '*', prerelease: true }, // any other branch = prerelease
+    { name: '*', prerelease: 'beta' }, // any other branch = beta prerelease (fixes SemVer compliance)
   ],
   tagFormat: '${name}-v${version}',
   plugins: [