diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_upload_on_push_to_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_upload_on_push_to_dev.yaml
index 1f0b005ae..7a65a629e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_upload_on_push_to_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_upload_on_push_to_dev.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # DOCKER TAG TO BE ATTACHED (SHARED WITHIN OUTPUT):
           VER=$(cat ./VERSION)
-          if [ $BRANCH == "dev" ]
+          if [ $BRANCH != "release" ]
           then
             VER=$VER-SNAPSHOT
           fi