diff --git a/Installation/release.sh b/Installation/release.sh
index 303159eee6..2a90c5b5bc 100755
--- a/Installation/release.sh
+++ b/Installation/release.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ make swagger || exit 1
 
 git add -f Documentation/Examples/*.generated
 
+case "$TAG" in
+  *-alpha*|*-beta*|devel)
+    git rm -f EXPERIMENTAL
+    ;;
+esac
+
 if [ "$TAG" == "1" ];  then
   git commit -m "release version $VERSION" -a
   git push