diff --git a/compiler/scripts/release/publish.js b/compiler/scripts/release/publish.js
index 23ca530062..40f70ec313 100755
--- a/compiler/scripts/release/publish.js
+++ b/compiler/scripts/release/publish.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async function main() {
     .option('tag', {
       description: 'Tag to publish to npm',
       type: 'choices',
-      choices: ['experimental', 'beta'],
+      choices: ['experimental', 'beta', 'rc'],
       default: 'experimental',
     })
     .option('version-name', {