diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 1b3e7e67..b0d82ac5 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ namespace :site do
 
   desc "Write the site latest_version.txt file"
   task :version_file do
-    File.open('site/latest_version.txt', 'wb') { |f| f.write(version) }
+    File.open('site/latest_version.txt', 'wb') { |f| f.puts(version) } unless version =~ /(beta|rc|alpha)/i
   end
 
   namespace :releases do
diff --git a/site/latest_version.txt b/site/latest_version.txt
index a4db534a..aedc15bb 100644
--- a/site/latest_version.txt
+++ b/site/latest_version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.3
\ No newline at end of file
+2.5.3