diff --git a/.release-it.beta-continue.cjs b/.release-it.beta-continue.cjs
index d426706f..6cbfb38f 100644
--- a/.release-it.beta-continue.cjs
+++ b/.release-it.beta-continue.cjs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 // This config is specifically for continuing an existing beta sequence
-// It does NOT set preRelease to force a new identifier
-const baseConfig = require('.release-it.beta.cjs');
+// It keeps preRelease: 'beta' to continue incrementing the beta number
+const baseConfig = require("./.release-it.beta.cjs");
+
+// Destructure to remove properties we want to override
+const { preRelease, ...rest } = baseConfig;
 
 module.exports = {
-	...baseConfig,
-	// Remove the preRelease setting to allow continuing the existing sequence
-	preRelease: undefined
+	...rest,
+	// Keep preRelease as 'beta' to continue the sequence (e.g., beta.0 -> beta.1)
+	preRelease: "beta",
 };