diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-wheels.yml
index 54dcc70f65..2320e39f25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-wheels.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ on:
       - 1.2.X
 
     tags:
-      - v*
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+      - 'v*.*.*beta[0-9]'
+      - 'v*.*.*alpha[0-9]'
+      - 'v*.*.*beta[0-9]'
 
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 96548d1fb7..7ac1f9ee95 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ datasets = [
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 write_to = "src/wildboar/version.py"
+version_scheme = "release-branch-semver"
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 version = { attr = "wildboar.__version__" }