diff --git a/gulp-tasks/publish-lerna.js b/gulp-tasks/publish-lerna.js
index ce1008afd..f127c9d9f 100644
--- a/gulp-tasks/publish-lerna.js
+++ b/gulp-tasks/publish-lerna.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ gulp.task('publish-lerna', () => {
     'publish',
 
     // The following flags can be used if publishing non-stable versions
-    '--cd-version=prerelease',
     '--preid=alpha',
     '--npm-tag', 'alpha',
   ]);