diff --git a/scripts/image_build.sh b/scripts/image_build.sh
index adf1e987..4794c2d2 100755
--- a/scripts/image_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/image_build.sh
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ docker login -u="$CD_DOCKER_USERNAME" -p="$CD_DOCKER_PASSWORD"
 echo "#### Docker image $CD_DOCKER_REPO:$CD_REF_NAME is being published"
 docker push $CD_DOCKER_REPO
 
-# Publish latest and v2 if it id a release
-if [[ "$CD_REF_NAME" == *"release"* ]]; then
+# Publish image as latest and v2 if it is a release (excluding alpha and beta)
+if [[ "$CD_REF_NAME" == *"release"* ]] && [[ "$CD_REF_NAME" != *"alpha"* ]] && [[ "$CD_REF_NAME" != *"beta"* ]]; then
   docker_image_id=$(docker images | grep -E "^$CD_DOCKER_REPO.*$CD_REF_NAME" | awk -e '{print $3}')
   docker tag $docker_image_id $CD_DOCKER_REPO:latest
   docker push $CD_DOCKER_REPO:latest