diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index b7d8483a3..9aeb85fe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,25 @@ jobs:
 
           case "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" in
             +([0-9]).+([0-9]).+([0-9]) )
+              lastPreRelease="$(gh release list --exclude-drafts --limit 10 --json "publishedAt,tagName,isPrerelease" \
+                --jq '[.[] | select(.isPrerelease == true)] | first | .tagName')"
+              currentRelease="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+              isPreReleaseAhead=false
+
+              printf '%s\n%s\n' "${currentRelease}" "${lastPreRelease}" | sort --version-sort --reverse --check=quiet &&
+                isPreReleaseAhead=false || isPreReleaseAhead=true
+
+              # Edge case: Sort considers the non-suffixed version older than a suffixed one
+              if ${isPreReleaseAhead} && [[ "${currentRelease}" == "${lastPreRelease//-*}" ]]; then
+                isPreReleaseAhead=false
+              fi
+
               echo 'validTag=true' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-              echo 'flatpakMatrix=["beta", "stable"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              if ! ${isPreReleaseAhead}; then
+                echo 'flatpakMatrix=["beta", "stable"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              else
+                echo 'flatpakMatrix=["stable"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              fi
               echo 'updateChannel=stable' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               ;;
             +([0-9]).+([0-9]).+([0-9])-@(beta|rc)*([0-9]) )