diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 757bfb4..72ce95a 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ jobs:
           MOKO_API="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
           php ${MOKO_API}/version_bump.php --path . --minor 2>&1 || true
           VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_API}/version_read.php --path .)
+          # Strip any pre-release suffix — stable releases have no suffix
+          VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/-\(dev\|alpha\|beta\|rc\)$//')
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "Bumped to: ${VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml
index 0e0a8e5..339d3f5 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ jobs:
 
           VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
 
+          # Strip any existing suffix before applying stability
+          VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/-\(dev\|alpha\|beta\|rc\)$//')
+
           # Determine stability from branch or manual input
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability }}"