diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/cmake.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/cmake.sh
index 3ad0f4784..10b2287f9 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/cmake.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/cmake.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ if command -v cmake; then
     echo "cmake is already installed"
 else
 	json=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/Kitware/CMake/releases")
-	latest_tag=$(echo $json | jq -r '.[] | select(.prerelease==false).tag_name' | sort --unique --version-sort | tail -1)
-	sh_url=$(echo $json | jq -r ".[] | select(.tag_name==\"${latest_tag}\").assets[].browser_download_url | select(endswith(\"Linux-x86_64.sh\"))")
+	latest_tag=$(echo $json | jq -r '.[] | select(.prerelease==false).tag_name' | sort --unique --version-sort | grep -v "rc" | tail -1)
+	sh_url=$(echo $json | jq -r ".[] | select(.tag_name==\"${latest_tag}\").assets[].browser_download_url | select(endswith(\"inux-x86_64.sh\"))")
 	curl -sL ${sh_url} -o cmakeinstall.sh \
 	&& chmod +x cmakeinstall.sh \
 	&& ./cmakeinstall.sh --prefix=/usr/local --exclude-subdir \