diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 084ca38aca..d5ff1b4716 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@3bb12739c298aeb8a4eeaf626c5b8d85266b0e65 # v2.6.2
         with:
           draft: true
-          prerelease: ${{ contains(needs.bump_version.outputs.version, '-rc.') }}
+          prerelease: ${{ inputs.rc == 'true' }}
           tag_name: ${{ needs.bump_version.outputs.version }}
           token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
           generate_release_notes: true
diff --git a/misc/release/pump-version.sh b/misc/release/pump-version.sh
index 3a8721520b..4ca8cdbbb9 100755
--- a/misc/release/pump-version.sh
+++ b/misc/release/pump-version.sh
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ fi
 sed -i "s/\"android\.injected\.version\.name\" => \"$CURRENT_SERVER\",/\"android\.injected\.version\.name\" => \"$NEXT_SERVER\",/" mobile/android/fastlane/Fastfile
 sed -i "s/\"android\.injected\.version\.code\" => $CURRENT_MOBILE,/\"android\.injected\.version\.code\" => $NEXT_MOBILE,/" mobile/android/fastlane/Fastfile
 sed -i "s/^version: $CURRENT_SERVER+$CURRENT_MOBILE$/version: $NEXT_SERVER+$NEXT_MOBILE/" mobile/pubspec.yaml
-# iOS marketing version cannot contain a pre-release suffix; strip -rc.N before writing the plist.
+# iOS marketing version cannot contain a pre-release suffix; the plist always holds the base version.
 IOS_NEXT="${NEXT_SERVER%-rc.*}"
-perl -i -p0e "s/(<key>CFBundleShortVersionString<\/key>\s*<string>)$CURRENT_SERVER(<\/string>)/\${1}$IOS_NEXT\${2}/s" mobile/ios/Runner/Info.plist
+perl -i -p0e "s/(<key>CFBundleShortVersionString<\/key>\s*<string>)$CURRENT_BASE(<\/string>)/\${1}$IOS_NEXT\${2}/s" mobile/ios/Runner/Info.plist
 
 
 echo "IMMICH_VERSION=v$NEXT_SERVER" >>"$GITHUB_ENV"