diff --git a/ios/docs/install_docs.sh b/ios/docs/install_docs.sh
index 44722dd63..153d4e209 100755
--- a/ios/docs/install_docs.sh
+++ b/ios/docs/install_docs.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fi
 
 OUTPUT="/tmp/`uuidgen`"
 
-VERSION=$( git tag --sort -v:refname | sed -n '1p' | sed 's/^v//' )
+VERSION=$( git tag --sort -v:refname | grep -v '\-rc.' | sed -n '1p' | sed 's/^v//' )
 echo "Creating new docs for ${VERSION}..."
 echo
 
diff --git a/scripts/ios/package.sh b/scripts/ios/package.sh
index afb6584d5..ac8d6e092 100755
--- a/scripts/ios/package.sh
+++ b/scripts/ios/package.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ if [ -z `which appledoc` ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 DOCS_OUTPUT="${OUTPUT}/static/Docs"
-DOCS_VERSION=$( git tag --sort -v:refname | sed -n '1p' | sed 's/^v//' )
+DOCS_VERSION=$( git tag --sort -v:refname | grep -v '\-rc.' | sed -n '1p' | sed 's/^v//' )
 README="/tmp/GL-README.md"
 cat ios/README.md | grep -v screenshot > ${README}
 echo >> ${README}