diff --git a/script/publish_release.py b/script/publish_release.py
index 2181caefd501..2a462eb4f8b6 100755
--- a/script/publish_release.py
+++ b/script/publish_release.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
 # You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-import argparse
 import json
-import logging
 import os
 import sys
 from lib.github import GitHub
@@ -18,25 +16,28 @@
 from lib.helpers import *
 import requests
 
-from argparse import RawTextHelpFormatter
 
+RELEASE_NAME = 'Dev Channel Beta'
 
-def main():
-
-    args = parse_args()
-
-    if args.debug:
-        logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.DEBUG)
-        logging.debug('prerelease: {}'.format(args.prerelease))
 
+def main():
     repo = GitHub(get_env_var('GITHUB_TOKEN')).repos(BRAVE_REPO)
 
     release = get_draft(repo, get_brave_version())
+    commit_tag = get_commit_tag(get_raw_version())
 
-    tag_name = release['tag_name']
+    print("[INFO] Releasing {}".format(release['tag_name']))
+    publish_release(repo, release['id'], get_tag(), commit_tag)
 
-    logging.info("Releasing {}".format(tag_name))
-    publish_release(repo, release['id'], tag_name, args.prerelease, logging)
+
+def get_commit_tag(version):
+    parts = get_raw_version().split('.', 3)
+    if (len(parts) == 3):
+        parts[2] = 'x'
+        return '.'.join(parts)
+    else:
+        raise(UserWarning("[ERROR] Invalid version name '%s'",
+                          get_raw_version()))
 
 
 def get_draft(repo, tag):
@@ -51,30 +52,20 @@ def get_draft(repo, tag):
     return releases[0]
 
 
-def publish_release(repo, release_id, tag, prerelease, logging):
-    data = dict(prerelease=prerelease, draft=False, tag_name=tag)
+def publish_release(repo, release_id, tag, commit_tag):
+    data = dict(draft=False, prerelease=True, tag_name=tag,
+                target_commitish=commit_tag)
 
     try:
         repo.releases(release_id).patch(data=data)
     except Exception as e:
         if any([err.get("field") == "tag_name" for
                 err in json.loads(e.message)['errors']]):
-            logging.error("[ERROR] Please make sure tag_name exists and is pushed "
-                          "to github")
+            print("[ERROR] Please make sure tag_name exists and is pushed "
+                  "to github")
             raise
 
 
-def parse_args():
-    desc = "Publish GitHub draft release"
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description=desc, formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter)
-    parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', action='store_true',
-                        help='Print debug statements')
-    parser.add_argument('-p', '--prerelease', help='Publish the release as a `prerelease` '
-                        '(Default: False)', action='store_true')
-    return parser.parse_args()
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import sys
     sys.exit(main())