diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mian/gitnex/activities/RepoDetailActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/mian/gitnex/activities/RepoDetailActivity.java
index 20c83d77..29033221 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mian/gitnex/activities/RepoDetailActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mian/gitnex/activities/RepoDetailActivity.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.mian.gitnex.fragments.PullRequestsFragment;
 import org.mian.gitnex.fragments.ReleasesFragment;
 import org.mian.gitnex.fragments.RepoInfoFragment;
 import org.mian.gitnex.helpers.Authorization;
+import org.mian.gitnex.helpers.VersionCheck;
 import org.mian.gitnex.models.UserRepositories;
 import org.mian.gitnex.models.WatchRepository;
 import org.mian.gitnex.util.AppUtil;
@@ -168,12 +169,14 @@ public class RepoDetailActivity extends BaseActivity implements BottomSheetRepoF
             }
 
             // release count
-            if (textViewBadgeRelease.getText() != "") { // only show if API returned a number
-                Objects.requireNonNull(tabLayout.getTabAt(6)).setCustomView(tabHeader6);
-                TabLayout.Tab tabOpenRelease = tabLayout.getTabAt(6);
-                assert tabOpenRelease != null;
-                TextView openReleaseTabView = Objects.requireNonNull(tabOpenRelease.getCustomView()).findViewById(R.id.counterBadgeReleaseText);
-                openReleaseTabView.setTextColor(textColor);
+            if (VersionCheck.compareVersion("1.11.5", tinyDb.getString("giteaVersion")) < 1) {
+                if(textViewBadgeRelease.getText() != "") { // only show if API returned a number
+                    Objects.requireNonNull(tabLayout.getTabAt(6)).setCustomView(tabHeader6);
+                    TabLayout.Tab tabOpenRelease = tabLayout.getTabAt(6);
+                    assert tabOpenRelease != null;
+                    TextView openReleaseTabView = Objects.requireNonNull(tabOpenRelease.getCustomView()).findViewById(R.id.counterBadgeReleaseText);
+                    openReleaseTabView.setTextColor(textColor);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mian/gitnex/helpers/VersionCheck.java b/app/src/main/java/org/mian/gitnex/helpers/VersionCheck.java
index 12a25232..ae69c1e4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mian/gitnex/helpers/VersionCheck.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mian/gitnex/helpers/VersionCheck.java
@@ -102,6 +102,22 @@ public enum VersionCheck {
      * 2 = more
      */
     public static int compareVersion(String A, String B) {
+        final Pattern pattern_stable_release = Pattern.compile("^(\\d)\\.(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)");
+        final Pattern pattern_dev_release = Pattern.compile("^(\\d).(\\d+).(\\d+)(\\D)(.+)");
+        Matcher match;
+        match = pattern_dev_release.matcher(A);
+        if (match.find()) {
+            match = pattern_stable_release.matcher(A);
+            match.find();
+            A = match.group();
+        }
+        match = pattern_dev_release.matcher(B);
+        if (match.find()) {
+            match = pattern_stable_release.matcher(B);
+            match.find();
+            B = match.group();
+        }
+
         //throw new IllegalArgumentException
         if((!A.matches("[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)*")) || (!B.matches("[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)*"))) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid version format");