diff --git a/check-version.sh b/check-version.sh
index 9e975ec..35c2b92 100644
--- a/check-version.sh
+++ b/check-version.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ REPO="GNOME/gsettings-desktop-schemas"
 REPO=$(echo "$REPO" | sed 's|/|%2F|g')
 
 # Get tag name using Gitlab Rest API
-TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L https://gitlab.gnome.org/api/v4/projects/"$REPO"/releases | jq -r '.[].tag_name' | grep -v -E 'alpha|beta' | head -n1)
+TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L https://gitlab.gnome.org/api/v4/projects/"$REPO"/releases | jq -r '.[].tag_name' | grep -v -E 'alpha|beta|rc' | head -n1)
 
 # Trim 'v' character in TAG_NAME variable
 VERSION=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | tr -d 'v')