diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/changelog_since_last_release.md b/bob/devtools/data/changelog_since_last_release.md
index aa9133553ed590d612660a57f5afe8ee5af13a75..55c9ae722533d293b54834e1ed0d895166a86c00 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/changelog_since_last_release.md
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/changelog_since_last_release.md
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
        add log output instead
      - bob.measure!86 Fix decimal number control for metrics: Fixes
        bob.measure#52
-     - bob.measure!88 Fix tests: Should fix bob.nightlies#40
+     - bob.measure!88 Fix tests: Should fix nightlies#40
      - bob.measure!67 Titles: Allow list of titles and remove `(development)`
        `(evaluation)` when default titles are modified
      - bob.measure!45 Condapackage
diff --git a/bob/devtools/release.py b/bob/devtools/release.py
index f606620f2caa81b7148fb8fdf0d613d3dbcdab76..1405190d2f02b35a59394bed5e6af6204d6c3727 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/release.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/release.py
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ def get_parsed_tag(gitpkg, tag):
 
         # increase the version accordingly
         major, minor, patch = latest_tag_name.split(".")
+        # handle alpha and beta version
+        if "a" in patch or "b" in patch:
+            patch = patch.split("a")[0].split("b")[0]
+            patch = int(patch) - 1
 
         if "major" == tag:
             # increment the first number in 'v#.#.#' but make minor and patch
@@ -510,7 +514,7 @@ def release_package(gitpkg, tag_name, tag_comments_list, dry_run=False):
     # commit and push changes
     update_files_at_master(
         gitpkg,
-        {"README.rst": readme_content, "version.txt": version_number},
+        {"README.rst": readme_content, "version.txt": version_number + "\n"},
         "Increased stable version to %s" % version_number,
         dry_run,
     )
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/changelog.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/changelog.py
index bc560a08f07439d124d161e03135a2affd253510..db9eb4296a290c2b83aac388cacbad534c55ffbe 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/changelog.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/changelog.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Examples:
   5. Generates a complete list of changelogs for a list of packages (one per line):
 
 \b
-     $ bdt gitlab getpath bob/bob.nightlies order.txt
+     $ bdt gitlab getpath bob/nightlies order.txt
      $ bdt gitlab lasttag bob/bob
      # copy and paste date to next command
      $ bdt gitlab changelog -vvv --since="2018-07-17 10:23:40" order.txt changelog.md
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/getpath.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/getpath.py
index 5595c047ace20168d110e64439405b362ba2f72a..b6f61349f8f36e2d0b832c6761c78185b4e0d630 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/getpath.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/getpath.py
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ logger = get_logger(__name__)
     epilog="""
 Examples:
 
-  1. Get the file ``order.txt`` from bob.nightlies master branch:
+  1. Get the file ``order.txt`` from nightlies master branch:
 
-     $ bdt gitlab getpath bob/bob.nightlies order.txt
+     $ bdt gitlab getpath bob/nightlies order.txt
 
 
   2. Get the file ``order.txt`` from a different branch ``2.x``:
 
-     $ bdt gitlab getpath --ref=2.x bob/bob.nightlies order.txt
+     $ bdt gitlab getpath --ref=2.x bob/nightlies order.txt
 
 
   3. Get the directory ``gitlab`` (and eventual sub-directories) from bob.admin, save outputs in directory ``_ci``:
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/pipelines.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/pipelines.py
index e362a4cec9cd8a70067c90875f8596e4afa78d41..a658b32226b9597506fff2015f2d221c313dd305 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/pipelines.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/pipelines.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ Examples:
 
   1. Process all the jobs from a particular pipeline
 
-     $ bdt gitlab process-pipelines bob/bob.nightlies pipelines
+     $ bdt gitlab process-pipelines bob/nightlies pipelines
 
   2. Process a particular job from a pipeline
 
-     $ bdt gitlab process-pipelines bob/bob.nightlies pipelines --job-id xxx
+     $ bdt gitlab process-pipelines bob/nightlies pipelines --job-id xxx
 
 """
 )
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Examples:
 
   1. Get the most recent pipelines from a particular project wit their corresponding job numbers
 
-     $ bdt gitlab get-pipelines bob/bob.nightlies
+     $ bdt gitlab get-pipelines bob/nightlies
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/update_bob.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/update_bob.py
index a090cacd52243d39ea22a8cd54c7333355e7fe25..cf8d121aa78dcd8f1164f1715f69951c1facb77b 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/update_bob.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/update_bob.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def update_bob(stable):
 
     gl = get_gitlab_instance()
 
-    # download order.txt form bob.nightlies and get the list of packages
+    # download order.txt form nightlies and get the list of packages
     nightlies = gl.projects.get("bob/nightlies")
 
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/visibility.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/visibility.py
index 86eea473705cebaafb77ff9426c0baa29fb75889..d187a8a0e8df1273f5946340ad5627b872debffe 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/visibility.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/visibility.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Examples:
   2. Checks the visibility of all packages in a file list:
 
 \b
-     $ bdt gitlab getpath bob/bob.nightlies order.txt
+     $ bdt gitlab getpath bob/nightlies order.txt
      $ bdt gitlab visibility order.txt
 """
 )