diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
index a359329d207db0..a52e5aab29f44a 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           name: "prepare_release (dry run test)"
           version: "0.0.0"
           monorepo_packages_version: "0.0.0"
-          tag: latest
+          tag: test
           dry_run: true
       - prepare_hermes_workspace
       - build_android:
diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAndroid.yml b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAndroid.yml
index 6a71b24ae4c8e3..83a1d0e36c99c9 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAndroid.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAndroid.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           name: "prepare_release (dry run test)"
           version: "0.0.0"
           monorepo_packages_version: "0.0.0"
-          tag: latest
+          tag: test
           dry_run: true
       - prepare_hermes_workspace
       - build_android:
diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
index 5c3766a5b15aed..a877f050813c62 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           name: "prepare_release (dry run test)"
           version: "0.0.0"
           monorepo_packages_version: "0.0.0"
-          tag: latest
+          tag: test
           dry_run: true
       - prepare_hermes_workspace
       - build_android:
diff --git a/scripts/releases/utils/version-utils.js b/scripts/releases/utils/version-utils.js
index e37c74e0036121..d1ff37238708fb 100644
--- a/scripts/releases/utils/version-utils.js
+++ b/scripts/releases/utils/version-utils.js
@@ -135,14 +135,17 @@ function validatePrealpha(version /*: Version */) {
 
 function isStableRelease(version /*: Version */) /*: boolean */ {
   return (
-    version.major === '0' && version.minor !== '0' && version.prerelease == null
+    version.major === '0' &&
+    !!version.minor.match(/^\d+$/) &&
+    !!version.patch.match(/^\d+$/) &&
+    version.prerelease == null
   );
 }
 
 function isStablePrerelease(version /*: Version */) /*: boolean */ {
   return !!(
     version.major === '0' &&
-    version.minor !== '0' &&
+    version.minor.match(/^\d+$/) &&
     version.patch.match(/^\d+$/) &&
     (version.prerelease?.startsWith('rc.') ||
       version.prerelease?.startsWith('rc-') ||