diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/dependency/DependencyOperations.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/dependency/DependencyOperations.java
index 50414fb..1c41388 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/dependency/DependencyOperations.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/dependency/DependencyOperations.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class DependencyOperations {
 
 		return availableVersions.stream().filter(it -> {
 
-			if (!iteration.isMilestone() && StringUtils.hasText(it.getModifier())) {
+			if (iteration.isPublic() && StringUtils.hasText(it.getModifier())) {
 				return false;
 			}
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class DependencyOperations {
 
 		return availableVersions.stream().filter(it -> {
 
-			if (!iteration.isMilestone() && StringUtils.hasText(it.getModifier())) {
+			if (iteration.isPublic() && StringUtils.hasText(it.getModifier())) {
 				return false;
 			}
 
diff --git a/release-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/release/dependency/DependencyOperationsUnitTests.java b/release-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/release/dependency/DependencyOperationsUnitTests.java
index c3629b7..d700fcd 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/release/dependency/DependencyOperationsUnitTests.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/release/dependency/DependencyOperationsUnitTests.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class DependencyOperationsUnitTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void shouldSkipMilestoneVersionForNonMilestoneIteration() {
+	void shouldReportMilestoneVersionForRCIteration() {
 
 		List<DependencyVersion> availableVersions = Stream.of("5.7.0", "5.7.1", "5.7.2-M2") //
 				.map(DependencyVersion::of) //
@@ -125,6 +125,22 @@ class DependencyOperationsUnitTests {
 		DependencyUpgradeProposal proposal = DependencyOperations.getDependencyUpgradeProposal(Iteration.RC1,
 				DependencyVersion.of("5.7.1"), availableVersions);
 
+		assertThat(proposal.getLatest()).extracting(DependencyVersion::getIdentifier).isEqualTo("5.7.2-M2");
+		assertThat(proposal.getProposal()).extracting(DependencyVersion::getIdentifier).isEqualTo("5.7.2-M2");
+		assertThat(proposal.getNewerVersions()).extracting(DependencyVersion::getIdentifier).containsExactly("5.7.2-M2");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void shouldSkipMilestoneVersionForNonMilestoneIteration() {
+
+		List<DependencyVersion> availableVersions = Stream.of("5.7.0", "5.7.1", "5.7.2-M2") //
+				.map(DependencyVersion::of) //
+				.sorted() //
+				.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+		DependencyUpgradeProposal proposal = DependencyOperations.getDependencyUpgradeProposal(Iteration.GA,
+				DependencyVersion.of("5.7.1"), availableVersions);
+
 		assertThat(proposal.getLatest()).extracting(DependencyVersion::getIdentifier).isEqualTo("5.7.1");
 		assertThat(proposal.getProposal()).extracting(DependencyVersion::getIdentifier).isEqualTo("5.7.1");
 		assertThat(proposal.getNewerVersions()).extracting(DependencyVersion::getIdentifier).containsExactly("5.7.2-M2");