diff --git a/.github/release-drafter-template.yml b/.github/release-drafter-template.yml
index 3351aa1068..9e7559a945 100644
--- a/.github/release-drafter-template.yml
+++ b/.github/release-drafter-template.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ version-resolver:
   patch:
     labels:
       - "Patch"
-  default: patch
+  default: minor
 
 template: |
   ## What's new?
diff --git a/scripts/generate_info_json.sh b/scripts/generate_info_json.sh
index 7e8eab104a..73767c47e4 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_info_json.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate_info_json.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ "${GITHUB_REF-}" =~ ^refs/tags/v ]]; then
 else
   latest_released_version="$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname "$(git remote | head -1)" 'v*' | awk -F/ '{print $NF; exit}')"
   echo "latest_released_version = $latest_released_version" >&2
-  next_version="$(echo "$latest_released_version" | awk -F. -v OFS=. '{ $3++; print }')"
+  next_version="$(echo "$latest_released_version" | awk -F. -v OFS=. '{ $2++; $3 = 0; print }')"
   echo "next_version = $next_version" >&2
   version="$next_version-SNAPSHOT"
 fi