diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml
index 53c9325f70..7170c52b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  Publish:
+  Prepare:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
@@ -104,6 +104,54 @@ jobs:
             dotnet run --project tool/OpenCvSharp.NupkgBetaRemover --configuration Release -- "$f"
           done
 
+      - name: Verify no beta versions remain
+        run: |
+          if find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*-beta*" -type f | grep -q .; then
+            echo "ERROR: beta packages still exist after rename"
+            find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*-beta*" -type f
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: List packages to publish
+        run: |
+          echo "=== Packages ready for publishing ==="
+          ls -lh *.nupkg *.snupkg 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          echo "## NuGet Packages to Publish" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Package | Size |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "|---------|------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          for f in *.nupkg; do
+            [ -f "$f" ] || continue
+            size=$(du -h "$f" | cut -f1)
+            echo "| \`${f}\` | ${size} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          done
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Total:** $(find . -maxdepth 1 -name '*.nupkg' | wc -l) nupkg, $(find . -maxdepth 1 -name '*.snupkg' | wc -l) snupkg" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      - name: Upload release packages
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: release-packages
+          path: |
+            *.nupkg
+            *.snupkg
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  Publish:
+    needs: Prepare
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    environment: nuget-production
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download release packages
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: release-packages
+
+      - name: List packages
+        run: ls -lh *.nupkg *.snupkg 2>/dev/null || true
+
       - name: Push to nuget.org
         run: |
           dotnet nuget push "*.nupkg" -k ${{secrets.NUGET_ORG_API_KEY}} -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --skip-duplicate
diff --git a/tool/OpenCvSharp.NupkgBetaRemover/Program.cs b/tool/OpenCvSharp.NupkgBetaRemover/Program.cs
index f35306e064..1e4e982bdd 100644
--- a/tool/OpenCvSharp.NupkgBetaRemover/Program.cs
+++ b/tool/OpenCvSharp.NupkgBetaRemover/Program.cs
@@ -34,13 +34,9 @@
             nuspecContent = nuspecContentStreamReader.ReadToEnd();
         }
 
-        if (nupkgFile.Contains("ubuntu"))
+        nuspecContent = Regex.Replace(nuspecContent, @"-beta-?\d*</version>", "</version>");
+        if (!nupkgFile.Contains("ubuntu"))
         {
-            nuspecContent = Regex.Replace(nuspecContent, @"-\d+</version>", $".{date:yyyyMMdd}</version>");
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            nuspecContent = Regex.Replace(nuspecContent, @"-beta-?\d*</version>", "</version>");
             nuspecContent = Regex.Replace(nuspecContent, @"(?<=<dependency.*version="")(?<version>\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}\.\d{8})(?<betaVersion>-beta-?\d*)",
                 match => match.Groups["version"].Value);
         }