diff --git a/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml b/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
index 6025da00e9..c185a1d11f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ jobs:
                             version = tools.Version(tag)
                         except ConanException:
                             continue
-                        if version > latest_branch_version and version.prerelease is "":
+                        if version > latest_branch_version:
                             latest_branch_version = version
+                        if version.prerelease_tag is "":
                             latest_branch_tag = repo.tag(tag)
                     
                     # %% Get the actual version