diff --git a/publish.mjs b/publish.mjs
index 5cd7b06bd..8a7bcf267 100644
--- a/publish.mjs
+++ b/publish.mjs
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
-import { $ } from 'zx';
+import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
+import { $ } from "zx";
 
-const outputs = JSON.parse(await readFile(process.argv[2], 'utf-8'));
+const outputs = JSON.parse(await readFile(process.argv[2], "utf-8"));
 for (const key in outputs) {
   const value = outputs[key];
   const match = key.match(/^(.*\/.*)--release_created$/);
+
+  // Skip if no release was created for this LSP package
   if (!match || !value) continue;
+
+  const version = key.match(/^(.*\/.*)--version$/);
+
+  // Do not publish as latest on npm if we are doing a release candidate
+  const tag = version.includes("-rc") ? "rc" : "latest";
+
   const workspace = match[1];
-  await $`npm publish --workspace=./${workspace} --no-git-checks --access public`;
+  await $`npm publish --workspace=./${workspace} --tag ${tag} --no-git-checks --access public`;
 }