diff --git a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
index 58f5dc29f48..10f8ddfdc29 100755
--- a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
+++ b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ if [ -n "$DO_PUBLIC" ]; then
       public_release_number="1${major_nr}${minor_nr}${bugfix_nr}1000"
     fi
     public_release_version="${MAJOR_NUMBER}.${MINOR_NUMBER}${BUGFIX_STRING}"
-    if [ -r "${NUMBERS_DIR}/public_release_name" ]; then
-	public_release_name=`cat "${NUMBERS_DIR}/public_release_name"`
-    elif [ -n "$BETA" ]; then
+    if [ -n "$BETA" ]; then
 	public_release_name="CGAL-${public_release_version}-beta${$BETA}"
+    elif [ -r "${NUMBERS_DIR}/public_release_name" ]; then
+	public_release_name=`cat "${NUMBERS_DIR}/public_release_name"`
     else
 	public_release_name="CGAL-${public_release_version}"
     fi