diff --git a/services/updates/githubUpdates/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/services/updates/GitHubUpdates.java b/services/updates/githubUpdates/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/services/updates/GitHubUpdates.java
index 613e50709..e586c0e3a 100644
--- a/services/updates/githubUpdates/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/services/updates/GitHubUpdates.java
+++ b/services/updates/githubUpdates/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/services/updates/GitHubUpdates.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class GitHubUpdates extends UpdateService {
 					Bundle latestRelease = null;
 					int latestVersionCode = Game.versionCode;
 
-					boolean includePrereleases = Game.version.toLowerCase().contains("beta");
+					boolean includePrereleases = Game.version.contains("-BETA-") || Game.version.contains("-RC-");
 
 					for (Bundle b : Bundle.read( httpResponse.getResultAsStream() ).getBundleArray()){
 						Matcher m = versionCodePattern.matcher(b.getString("body"));