diff --git a/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml b/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
index 3e86c880a6..701efcc658 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ jobs:
                                     channel_metadata = f"{channel}_{no_commits}"
                                 # FIXME: for when we create a new release branch
                                 if latest_branch_version.prerelease == "":
-                                    bump_up_minor = int(latest_branch_version.minor) + 1
-                                    actual_version = f"{latest_branch_version.major}.{bump_up_minor}.{latest_branch_version.patch}-alpha+{buildmetadata}{channel_metadata}"
+                                    bump_up_patch = int(latest_branch_version.patch) + 1
+                                    actual_version = f"{latest_branch_version.major}.{latest_branch_version.minor}.{bump_up_patch}-alpha+{buildmetadata}{channel_metadata}"
                                 else:
                                     actual_version = f"{latest_branch_version.major}.{latest_branch_version.minor}.{latest_branch_version.patch}-{latest_branch_version.prerelease.lower()}+{buildmetadata}{channel_metadata}"
                     else: