diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 775ef86e2..4af1da36f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [closed]
     branches:
-      - master
+      - 'v*.*.*'
       - develop
       - beta
       - stable
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         export VERSION=$(bash ./scripts/calculate_version.sh)
         echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "Version $VERSION"
-        ( test $BRANCH = "stable" || test $BRANCH = "master" && export PRERELEASE=false ) || export PRERELEASE=true
+        ( test $BRANCH = "stable" && export PRERELEASE=false ) || export PRERELEASE=true
         echo "PRERELEASE=$PRERELEASE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo ------------ download binaries
         LIB_BLS_RELEASE_TAG=${{ secrets.LIB_BLS_RELEASE_TAG }} bash ./scripts/download_binaries.sh
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d0149fef7..dc1e644a1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.4
+1.6.0
diff --git a/scripts/calculate_version.sh b/scripts/calculate_version.sh
index 4d91e795e..dc30babc9 100755
--- a/scripts/calculate_version.sh
+++ b/scripts/calculate_version.sh
@@ -16,16 +16,19 @@ if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
       exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ $BRANCH == 'master' ]]; then
+if [[ $BRANCH == 'stable' ]]; then
     echo "$VERSION"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 git fetch --tags > /dev/null
 
+TAG=$BRANCH
+if [[ $BRANCH == 'v*.*.*' ]]; then TAG='develop'; fi
+
 for (( NUMBER=0; ; NUMBER++ ))
 do
-    FULL_VERSION="$VERSION-$BRANCH.$NUMBER"
+    FULL_VERSION="$VERSION-$TAG.$NUMBER"
     if ! [[ $(git tag -l | grep "$FULL_VERSION") ]]; then
         echo "$FULL_VERSION" | tr / -
         break