diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 829dbe6d..f8b28353 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "private": false,
   "description": "Stripe SDK bindings for Capacitor Applications",
   "scripts": {
-    "release": "np --no-tests --no-publish && node ./release.js"
+    "release": "np --no-tests --no-publish --any-branch && node ./release.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/release.js b/release.js
index 4e035045..de70a17f 100644
--- a/release.js
+++ b/release.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const workspaces = ['packages/payment', 'packages/identity', 'packages/terminal'
 workspaces.forEach(async (workspace) => {
   const releasePackagePath = path.resolve('./' + workspace);
   await updatePackage(releasePackagePath + '/package.json', { version: pkg.version });
-  exec(`cd ${releasePackagePath} && npm install && npm run build && npm publish`, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+  exec(`cd ${releasePackagePath} && npm install && npm run build && npm publish --tag next`, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
     if (err) {
       console.error(err);
       return;