diff --git a/scripts/bump-edge.ts b/scripts/bump-edge.ts
index 426d7c828d..3517d57ef2 100644
--- a/scripts/bump-edge.ts
+++ b/scripts/bump-edge.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { execSync } from 'node:child_process'
 import { $fetch } from 'ohmyfetch'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { globby } from 'globby'
+import { inc } from 'semver'
 
 interface Dep {
   name: string,
@@ -107,7 +108,9 @@ async function main () {
   nuxtPkg.data.dependencies.nitropack = `npm:nitropack-edge@^${latestNitro}`
 
   for (const pkg of workspace.packages.filter(p => !p.data.private)) {
-    workspace.setVersion(pkg.data.name, `${pkg.data.version}-${date}.${commit}`)
+    // TODO: Set release type based on changelog after 3.0.0
+    const newVersion = inc(pkg.data.version, 'prerelease', 'rc')
+    workspace.setVersion(pkg.data.name, `${newVersion}-${date}.${commit}`)
     const newname = pkg.data.name === 'nuxt' ? 'nuxt3' : (pkg.data.name + '-edge')
     workspace.rename(pkg.data.name, newname)
   }