diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 390b5be0..6f9db8ba 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -103,6 +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)
+          case "$STABILITY" in
+            release-candidate)
+              MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
+              MINOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f2)
+              MINOR=$(printf "%02d" $((10#$MINOR + 1)))
+              VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.00"
+              ;;
+          esac
+
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_set_platform.php \
             --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" --stability "$STABILITY" 2>/dev/null || true