diff --git a/flavors/swagger-ui-react/release/run.sh b/flavors/swagger-ui-react/release/run.sh
index 04fb682d..84292aad 100755
--- a/flavors/swagger-ui-react/release/run.sh
+++ b/flavors/swagger-ui-react/release/run.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ cp ../../../NOTICE ../dist
 cd ../dist
 
 if [ "$PUBLISH_FLAVOR_REACT" = "true" ] ; then
-  npm publish .
+  npm publish . --tag alpha
 else
   npm pack .
 fi
diff --git a/swagger-ui-dist-package/deploy.sh b/swagger-ui-dist-package/deploy.sh
index 65b5cdde..836ccc3a 100755
--- a/swagger-ui-dist-package/deploy.sh
+++ b/swagger-ui-dist-package/deploy.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cp ../LICENSE .
 cp ../NOTICE .
 
 if [ "$PUBLISH_DIST" = "true" ] || [ "$TRAVIS" = "true" ] ; then
-  npm publish .
+  npm publish . --tag alpha
 else
   npm pack .
 fi