diff --git a/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/components/ExtensionCard.tsx b/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/components/ExtensionCard.tsx
index 97f2a13f2..2f5294a68 100644
--- a/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/components/ExtensionCard.tsx
+++ b/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/components/ExtensionCard.tsx
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default class ExtensionCard<CustomAttrs extends IExtensionAttrs = IExtens
       );
     }
 
-    if (!extension.isStable()) {
+    if (!extension.isProductionReady()) {
       items.add(
         'unstable',
         <Badge
diff --git a/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/components/Updater.tsx b/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/components/Updater.tsx
index 57c14a9ca..b86eed95d 100755
--- a/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/components/Updater.tsx
+++ b/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/components/Updater.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import MajorUpdater from './MajorUpdater';
 import ItemList from 'flarum/common/utils/ItemList';
 import InfoTile from 'flarum/common/components/InfoTile';
 import ExtensionCard from './ExtensionCard';
+import { isProductionReady } from '../utils/versions';
 
 export interface IUpdaterAttrs extends ComponentAttrs {}
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export default class Updater extends Component<IUpdaterAttrs> {
         <div className="ExtensionManager-updaterControls">{this.controlItems().toArray()}</div>
         {this.availableUpdatesView()}
       </div>,
-      core && core.package['latest-major'] ? (
+      core && core.package['latest-major'] && isProductionReady(core.package['latest-major']) ? (
         <MajorUpdater coreUpdate={core.package} updateState={app.extensionManager.control.lastUpdateRun.major} />
       ) : null,
     ];
diff --git a/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/models/ExternalExtension.ts b/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/models/ExternalExtension.ts
index 895b3cf42..fd1692a8a 100644
--- a/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/models/ExternalExtension.ts
+++ b/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/models/ExternalExtension.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Model from 'flarum/common/Model';
 import app from 'flarum/admin/app';
 import type { Extension } from 'flarum/admin/AdminApplication';
+import { isProductionReady } from '../utils/versions';
 
 export default class ExternalExtension extends Model {
   extensionId = Model.attribute<string>('extensionId');
@@ -36,16 +37,8 @@ export default class ExternalExtension extends Model {
     return currentVersion.split('.')[0] === latestCompatibleVersion.split('.')[0];
   }
 
-  public isStable(): boolean {
-    const split = this.highestVersion().split('-');
-
-    if (split.length === 1) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    const stability = split[1].split('.');
-
-    return stability[0] === 'stable';
+  public isProductionReady(): boolean {
+    return isProductionReady(this.highestVersion());
   }
 
   public toLocalExtension(): Extension {
diff --git a/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/utils/versions.ts b/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/utils/versions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f291a500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/package-manager/js/src/admin/utils/versions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+export enum VersionStability {
+  Stable = 'stable',
+  Alpha = 'alpha',
+  Beta = 'beta',
+  RC = 'rc',
+  Dev = 'dev',
+}
+
+export function isProductionReady(version: string): boolean {
+  return [VersionStability.Stable, VersionStability.RC].includes(stability(version));
+}
+
+export function stability(version: string): VersionStability {
+  const split = version.split('-');
+
+  if (split.length === 1) {
+    return VersionStability.Stable;
+  }
+
+  const stab = split[1].split('.')[0].toLowerCase();
+
+  switch (stab) {
+    case 'alpha':
+      return VersionStability.Alpha;
+    case 'beta':
+      return VersionStability.Beta;
+    case 'rc':
+      return VersionStability.RC;
+    default:
+      return VersionStability.Dev;
+  }
+}