diff --git a/boxes/bin.js b/boxes/bin.js
index df9557a8c591..38248a5677cb 100755
--- a/boxes/bin.js
+++ b/boxes/bin.js
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import { init } from "./scripts/init.js";
 
 const getLatestStable = async () => {
   const { data } = await axios.get(
-    `https://api.github.com/repos/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/releases`
+    `https://api.github.com/repos/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/releases`,
   );
-  return data[0].tag_name.replace(/^v/, "");
+  return data[0].tag_name.replace(/^v/, "").replace(/-.*$/, "");
 };
 
 program
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ program
         },
         level: debug ? "debug" : "info",
       },
-      prettyStream
+      prettyStream,
     );
 
     global.debug = (msg) => logger.debug(msg);
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ program
   .description("An Aztec project with a built-in development network")
   .option(
     "-t, --project-type <projectType>",
-    "the type of the project to clone ('app' or 'contract')"
+    "the type of the project to clone ('app' or 'contract')",
   )
   .option(
     "-n, --project-name <projectName>",
-    "the name of the project to clone"
+    "the name of the project to clone",
   )
   .action(async (options) => {
     // this is some bad code, but it's def fun