diff --git a/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js b/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
index 3766ea3aba9..8515f06c0f9 100644
--- a/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
+++ b/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ async function exitIfUnreleasedPackages() {
  * value will be used instead, setting all packages to a single version.
  */
 async function getNextMonorepoPackagesVersion() /*: Promise<string | null> */ {
-  // Based on @react-native/dev-middleware@0.74.5
-  const _0_74_MIN_PATCH = 6;
+  // Based on last publish before this strategy
+  const _0_74_MIN_PATCH = 75;
 
   const packages = await getPackages({
     includeReactNative: false,
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ async function getNextMonorepoPackagesVersion() /*: Promise<string | null> */ {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const {minor} = parseVersion(version, 'release');
-    patchVersion = Math.max(patchVersion, parseInt(minor, 10) + 1);
+    const {patch} = parseVersion(version, 'release');
+    patchVersion = Math.max(patchVersion, parseInt(patch, 10) + 1);
   }
 
   return '0.74.' + patchVersion;