diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 950cdefc..aa036a97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           printf "OUT: ${OUT}\n"
         elif [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ "-pre" ]]; then
           printf "previous tag is a release, bumping by a patch\n"
-          OUT=$(semver bump minor "$VERSION")
+          OUT=$(semver bump patch "$VERSION")
           printf "OUT: ${OUT}\n" 
         fi
         echo "vOUT: v$OUT"