diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 767312b6..7be67d50 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -103,12 +103,17 @@ jobs:
           # Strip any existing suffix from version before applying stability
           VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/-\(dev\|alpha\|beta\|rc\)$//')
 
-          # RC and stable consolidate dev patches into a clean minor bump
-          # e.g. 02.33.15 → 02.34.00 (not 02.33.15-rc)
+          # Dev/alpha/beta: bump patch so each build gets a unique version
+          # RC: consolidate to next minor (02.33.xx → 02.34.00)
+          MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
+          MINOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f2)
+          PATCH=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f3)
           case "$STABILITY" in
+            development|alpha|beta)
+              PATCH=$(printf "%02d" $((10#$PATCH + 1)))
+              VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+              ;;
             release-candidate)
-              MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
-              MINOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f2)
               MINOR=$(printf "%02d" $((10#$MINOR + 1)))
               VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.00"
               ;;