diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d19b691..b7ac9e8 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -7899,7 +7899,7 @@ function getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory(params) {
     function getLatestSemVersionedTag(params) {
         var e_1, _a;
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const { owner, repo, doIgnoreBeta } = params;
+            const { owner, repo, beta } = params;
             const semVersionedTags = [];
             const { listTags } = listTags_1.listTagsFactory({ octokit });
             try {
@@ -7912,8 +7912,18 @@ function getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory(params) {
                     catch (_d) {
                         continue;
                     }
-                    if (doIgnoreBeta && version.betaPreRelease !== undefined) {
-                        continue;
+                    switch (beta) {
+                        case "IGNORE BETA":
+                            if (version.betaPreRelease !== undefined) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case "ONLY LOOK FOR BETA":
+                            if (version.betaPreRelease === undefined) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                        case "BETA OR REGULAR RELEASE":
+                            break;
                     }
                     semVersionedTags.push({ tag, version });
                 }
@@ -9180,7 +9190,7 @@ function action(_actionName, params, core) {
         const octokit = createOctokit_1.createOctokit({ github_token });
         const { getCommitAhead } = getCommitAhead_1.getCommitAheadFactory({ octokit });
         const { getLatestSemVersionedTag } = getLatestSemVersionedTag_1.getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory({ octokit });
-        const { tag: branchBehind } = (_a = (yield getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "doIgnoreBeta": true }))) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : {};
+        const { tag: branchBehind } = (_a = (yield getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "beta": "IGNORE BETA" }))) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : {};
         if (branchBehind === undefined) {
             core.warning(`It's the first release, not editing the CHANGELOG.md`);
             return;
@@ -12403,7 +12413,12 @@ function action(_actionName, params, core) {
         core.debug(`Version on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch} is ${NpmModuleVersion_1.NpmModuleVersion.stringify(to_version)}`);
         const octokit = createOctokit_1.createOctokit({ github_token });
         const { getLatestSemVersionedTag } = getLatestSemVersionedTag_1.getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory({ octokit });
-        const { version: from_version } = yield getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "doIgnoreBeta": false })
+        const { version: from_version } = yield getLatestSemVersionedTag({
+            owner,
+            repo,
+            "beta": to_version.betaPreRelease !== undefined ?
+                "ONLY LOOK FOR BETA" : "IGNORE BETA"
+        })
             .then(wrap => wrap === undefined ? { "version": NpmModuleVersion_1.NpmModuleVersion.parse("0.0.0") } : wrap);
         core.debug(`Last version was ${NpmModuleVersion_1.NpmModuleVersion.stringify(from_version)}`);
         const is_upgraded_version = NpmModuleVersion_1.NpmModuleVersion.compare(to_version, from_version) === 1 ? "true" : "false";
diff --git a/src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts b/src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts
index 35b6b25..1c87ae5 100644
--- a/src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts
+++ b/src/is_package_json_version_upgraded.ts
@@ -45,13 +45,19 @@ export async function action(
         throw new Error(`No version in package.json on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch} (or repo is private)`);
     }
 
+
     core.debug(`Version on ${owner}/${repo}#${branch} is ${NpmModuleVersion.stringify(to_version)}`);
 
     const octokit = createOctokit({ github_token });
 
-    const { getLatestSemVersionedTag } = getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory({ octokit });
+    const { getLatestSemVersionedTag } = getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory({ octokit });
 
-    const { version: from_version } = await getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "doIgnoreBeta": false })
+    const { version: from_version } = await getLatestSemVersionedTag({ 
+        owner, 
+        repo, 
+        "beta": to_version.betaPreRelease !== undefined ? 
+            "ONLY LOOK FOR BETA" : "IGNORE BETA"
+    })
         .then(wrap => wrap === undefined ? { "version": NpmModuleVersion.parse("0.0.0") } : wrap);
 
     core.debug(`Last version was ${NpmModuleVersion.stringify(from_version)}`);
diff --git a/src/tools/octokit-addons/getLatestSemVersionedTag.ts b/src/tools/octokit-addons/getLatestSemVersionedTag.ts
index a3bbfa5..df6ce0b 100644
--- a/src/tools/octokit-addons/getLatestSemVersionedTag.ts
+++ b/src/tools/octokit-addons/getLatestSemVersionedTag.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 
 import { listTagsFactory } from "./listTags";
 import type { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
-import { NpmModuleVersion } from "../NpmModuleVersion";
+import { NpmModuleVersion } from "../NpmModuleVersion";
 
 export function getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory(params: { octokit: Octokit; }) {
 
     const { octokit } = params;
 
     async function getLatestSemVersionedTag(
-        params: { 
-            owner: string; 
-            repo: string; 
-            doIgnoreBeta: boolean;
+        params: {
+            owner: string;
+            repo: string;
+            beta: "ONLY LOOK FOR BETA" | "IGNORE BETA" | "BETA OR REGULAR RELEASE";
         }
-    ): Promise<{ 
-        tag: string; 
-        version: NpmModuleVersion; 
+    ): Promise<{
+        tag: string;
+        version: NpmModuleVersion;
     } | undefined> {
 
-        const { owner, repo, doIgnoreBeta } = params;
+        const { owner, repo, beta } = params;
 
         const semVersionedTags: { tag: string; version: NpmModuleVersion; }[] = [];
 
@@ -28,16 +28,26 @@ export function getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory(params: { octokit: Octokit; }) {
 
             let version: NpmModuleVersion;
 
-            try{
+            try {
 
                 version = NpmModuleVersion.parse(tag.replace(/^[vV]?/, ""));
 
-            }catch{
+            } catch {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if( doIgnoreBeta && version.betaPreRelease !== undefined ){
-                continue;
+            switch (beta) {
+                case "IGNORE BETA":
+                    if (version.betaPreRelease !== undefined) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case "ONLY LOOK FOR BETA":
+                    if (version.betaPreRelease === undefined) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                case "BETA OR REGULAR RELEASE":
+                    break;
             }
 
             semVersionedTags.push({ tag, version });
diff --git a/src/update_changelog.ts b/src/update_changelog.ts
index cd60dd0..8f45aae 100644
--- a/src/update_changelog.ts
+++ b/src/update_changelog.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export async function action(
 
     const { getLatestSemVersionedTag } = getLatestSemVersionedTagFactory({ octokit });
 
-    const { tag: branchBehind } = (await getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "doIgnoreBeta": true })) ?? {};
+    const { tag: branchBehind } = (await getLatestSemVersionedTag({ owner, repo, "beta": "IGNORE BETA" })) ?? {};
 
     if( branchBehind === undefined ){