diff --git a/manifests/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/kustomization.yaml
index 7d2ae64..0f49909 100644
--- a/manifests/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 # Needs to be updated on each new release
 - name: quay.io/cguertin14/k3supdater
-  newTag: v1.0.5
+  newTag: v1.0.6
diff --git a/pkg/updater/operations.go b/pkg/updater/operations.go
index d07243a..d67194f 100644
--- a/pkg/updater/operations.go
+++ b/pkg/updater/operations.go
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ func (c *ClientSet) getLatestK3sRelease(ctx context.Context, req getLatestK3sRel
 	// Find latest stable versions among all releases
 	latestStableVersions := make([]*github.RepositoryRelease, 0)
 	for _, r := range releases {
+		// Exclude release candidates since
+		// they're not stable versions
+		if strings.Contains(*r.Name, "rc") {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// Exclude pre-releases, since they're
 		// not fully ready yet
 		if *r.Prerelease {
@@ -115,12 +121,6 @@ func (c *ClientSet) getLatestK3sRelease(ctx context.Context, req getLatestK3sRel
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Exclude release candidates since
-		// they're not stable versions
-		if strings.Contains(*r.Name, "rc") {
-			continue
-		}
-
 		// Keep only three releases.
 		if len(latestStableVersions) < 3 {
 			latestStableVersions = append(latestStableVersions, r)