diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19fc5f5d..fab8491e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
     "publish:beta": "run-s publish:beta:before-manual-version publish:beta:after-manual-version",
     "publish:beta:before-manual-version": "run-s bootstrap test publish:beta:version",
     "publish:beta:after-manual-version": "run-s publish:prepare publish:beta:push",
-    "publish:beta:version": "lerna version prerelease --preid alpha --no-push",
-    "publish:beta:push": "run-s publish:push-git \"publish:from-git -- --dist-tag alpha\"",
+    "publish:beta:version": "lerna version prerelease --preid beta --no-push",
+    "publish:beta:push": "run-s publish:push-git \"publish:from-git -- --dist-tag beta\"",
     "publish:beta:dry-run": "run-s \"publish:beta:version --no-git-tag-version\"",
     "format": "run-s \"lint:css -- --fix --quiet\" \"lint:js -- --fix --quiet\" \"format:prettier -- --write\"",
     "format:prettier": "prettier \"{{packages,scripts,website}/**/,}*.{js,css}\"",