diff --git a/.github/update_own_version.sh b/.github/update_own_version.sh
index 8a5ccf166ab..3fb04d89b29 100755
--- a/.github/update_own_version.sh
+++ b/.github/update_own_version.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 
-npm version prerelease --preid=beta --ignore-scripts
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(npm pkg get version)
+echo $CURRENT_VERSION
+
+if [[ $CURRENT_VERSION == *beta* ]]; then
+  echo "Current beta update"
+  npm version prerelease --preid=beta --ignore-scripts
+else
+  echo "Next minor beta update"
+  npm version preminor --preid=beta --ignore-scripts
+fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-publish-new-version.yaml b/.github/workflows/continuous-publish-new-version.yaml
index 3477f611979..2f8e3ba25d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-publish-new-version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-publish-new-version.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ jobs:
         # sample transition after official release: 4.20.0 -> 4.21.0-beta.0
         # sample transition after previous beta release: 4.21.0-beta.0 -> 4.21.0-beta.1
       - name: update own version
-        run: .github/update_own_version.sh
+        shell: bash
+        run: bash ./.github/update_own_version.sh
       - name: push new version
         # The new version is pushed back to main and to npm
         run: |