diff --git a/lib/get-next-version.js b/lib/get-next-version.js
index f4c4439e..19b9e299 100644
--- a/lib/get-next-version.js
+++ b/lib/get-next-version.js
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 const semver = require('semver');
 const {FIRST_RELEASE, FIRSTPRERELEASE} = require('./definitions/constants');
 
-module.exports = ({branch, nextRelease: {type}, lastRelease, logger}) => {
+module.exports = ({branch, nextRelease: {type, channel}, lastRelease, logger}) => {
   let version;
   if (lastRelease.version) {
+    const {major, minor, patch} = semver.parse(lastRelease.version);
     version =
       branch.type === 'prerelease'
-        ? semver.prerelease(lastRelease.version)
+        ? semver.prerelease(lastRelease.version) && lastRelease.channel === channel
           ? semver.inc(lastRelease.version, 'prerelease')
-          : `${semver.inc(lastRelease.version, type)}-${branch.prerelease}.${FIRSTPRERELEASE}`
+          : `${semver.inc(`${major}.${minor}.${patch}`, type)}-${branch.prerelease}.${FIRSTPRERELEASE}`
         : semver.inc(lastRelease.version, type);
     logger.log('The next release version is %s', version);
   } else {
diff --git a/test/get-next-version.test.js b/test/get-next-version.test.js
index 476d5e9f..a3212a5f 100644
--- a/test/get-next-version.test.js
+++ b/test/get-next-version.test.js
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ test('Increase version for patch release on prerelease branch', t => {
     }),
     '1.0.0-beta.2'
   );
+
+  t.is(
+    getNextVersion({
+      branch: {name: 'alpha', type: 'prerelease', prerelease: 'alpha'},
+      nextRelease: {type: 'patch', channel: 'alpha'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '1.0.0-beta.1', channel: 'beta'},
+      logger: t.context.logger,
+    }),
+    '1.0.1-alpha.1'
+  );
 });
 
 test('Increase version for minor release on prerelease branch', t => {
@@ -98,6 +108,16 @@ test('Increase version for minor release on prerelease branch', t => {
     }),
     '1.0.0-beta.2'
   );
+
+  t.is(
+    getNextVersion({
+      branch: {name: 'alpha', type: 'prerelease', prerelease: 'alpha'},
+      nextRelease: {type: 'minor', channel: 'alpha'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '1.0.0-beta.1', channel: 'beta'},
+      logger: t.context.logger,
+    }),
+    '1.1.0-alpha.1'
+  );
 });
 
 test('Increase version for major release on prerelease branch', t => {
@@ -120,6 +140,16 @@ test('Increase version for major release on prerelease branch', t => {
     }),
     '1.0.0-beta.2'
   );
+
+  t.is(
+    getNextVersion({
+      branch: {name: 'alpha', type: 'prerelease', prerelease: 'alpha'},
+      nextRelease: {type: 'major', channel: 'alpha'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '1.0.0-beta.1', channel: 'beta'},
+      logger: t.context.logger,
+    }),
+    '2.0.0-alpha.1'
+  );
 });
 
 test('Return 1.0.0 if there is no previous release on prerelease branch', t => {