diff --git a/scripts/publish.js b/scripts/publish.js
index 4b1f63850d..fc998b9088 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.js
+++ b/scripts/publish.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async function run() {
       ? "experimental"
       : semver.prerelease(version) == null
       ? "latest"
-      : "next";
+      : "pre";
 
     console.log();
     console.log(`  Publishing version ${version} to npm with tag "${tag}"`);