diff --git a/bin/publish.js b/bin/publish.js
index 6b5abcd9..91c6d09a 100644
--- a/bin/publish.js
+++ b/bin/publish.js
@@ -98,13 +98,8 @@ function getNextBetaVersion(packageJson) {
     process.exit(1);
   }
   const tag = 'beta';
-  let nextStableVersion;
-  if (packageJson.name === 'xterm') {
-    nextStableVersion = `5.0.0`;
-  } else {
-    const stableVersion = packageJson.version.split('.');
-    nextStableVersion = `${stableVersion[0]}.${parseInt(stableVersion[1]) + 1}.0`;
-  }
+  const stableVersion = packageJson.version.split('.');
+  const nextStableVersion = `${stableVersion[0]}.${parseInt(stableVersion[1]) + 1}.0`;
   const publishedVersions = getPublishedVersions(packageJson, nextStableVersion, tag);
   if (publishedVersions.length === 0) {
     return `${nextStableVersion}-${tag}.1`;