diff --git a/scripts/update-version.py b/scripts/update-version.py
index c64c1082bd1355ee1aec5edf852ea3a2699c9fde..a201c34e1a6bbffaec2c24de684dfd708dd085f3 100644
--- a/scripts/update-version.py
+++ b/scripts/update-version.py
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ def main():
         increment = 0
 
     # Check branch
-    if commit_branch not in ('master', 'beta'):
-        verbose(f'branch is not master or beta: not incrementing')
+    if commit_branch not in ('release', 'master'):
+        verbose(f'branch is not release or master: not incrementing')
         increment = 0
 
     # Don't do anything if already tagged and at max
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ def main():
         pass
 
     (major, minor, patch, build) = all_versions[0]
-    if commit_branch == 'master':
+    if commit_branch == 'release':
         new_version = str(Version([major, minor, patch + increment]))
-    elif commit_branch == 'beta':
+    elif commit_branch == 'master':
         new_version = str(Version([major, minor, patch, build + increment]))
     else:
         new_version = str(Version([major, minor, patch, build]))