diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
index 13ab6a5f..7ef4f16b 100644
--- a/release.py
+++ b/release.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 def incremented_version(version_info, type_):
     type_index = VERSION_TYPES.index(type_)
-    version_info = tuple(e+(1 if i==type_index else 0)
+    version_info = tuple(0 if i>type_index else (e+(1 if i==type_index else 0))
                          for i, e in enumerate(version_info))
     return '.'.join(str(p) for p in version_info)