diff --git a/robotpy_installer/installer.py b/robotpy_installer/installer.py
index 374cd2c..e7c1e1d 100755
--- a/robotpy_installer/installer.py
+++ b/robotpy_installer/installer.py
@@ -656,7 +656,14 @@ def get_pypi_version(self, package: str, use_certifi: bool) -> Version:
 
         # Sort the versions
         maxv = Version(str(int(_WPILIB_YEAR) + 1))
-        versions = sorted(v for v in versions if v < maxv)
+
+        def _version_ok(v: Version) -> bool:
+            ok = v < maxv and not v.is_devrelease
+            if ok and not _IS_BETA:
+                ok = not v.is_prerelease
+            return ok
+
+        versions = sorted(v for v in versions if _version_ok(v))
         if not versions:
             raise InstallerException(f"could not find {package} version on pypi")