diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b58a54e8610942a708a40192f626901cbbfb52bb..e62cb7298d89fc3917d9b71ca6746887980ba9db 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if (project.hasProperty('releaseVersion')) {
 }
 
 gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {taskGraph ->
-    if (taskGraph.hasTask(release)) {
+    if (!isRelease && taskGraph.hasTask(release)) {
         version = version.substring(0, version.indexOf('-SNAPSHOT'))
 	}