diff --git a/ci/scripts/stage.sh b/ci/scripts/stage.sh
index 2ae8a51f57..5cd2a66556 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/stage.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/stage.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ elif [[ $RELEASE_TYPE = "RC" ]]; then
 	stageVersion=$( get_next_rc_release $snapshotVersion)
 	nextVersion=$snapshotVersion
 elif [[ $RELEASE_TYPE = "RELEASE" ]]; then
-	stageVersion=$( get_next_release $snapshotVersion)
+	stageVersion=$( get_next_release $snapshotVersion "RELEASE" )
 	nextVersion=$( bump_version_number $snapshotVersion)
 else
 	echo "Unknown release type $RELEASE_TYPE" >&2; exit 1;