diff --git a/increment_version.sh b/increment_version.sh
index fd316812ca..1d4291dc5d 100755
--- a/increment_version.sh
+++ b/increment_version.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ source "$mydir/merge_helpers.sh"
 # https://f-droid.org/en/docs/All_About_Descriptions_Graphics_and_Screenshots/
 max_changelog_len=500
 
+should_merge_translations_for_release=0
+
 if [ "$1" = "preview" ]; then
     preview=1
     shift
@@ -30,14 +32,16 @@ pushd "$mydir" > /dev/null
 
 do_translation_pull=0
 
-if [ "$release_type" = "normal" ] && [ "$preview" != 1 ]; then
-    if git remote get-url weblate > /dev/null; then
-        echo "Pulling translations..."
-        translation commit && do_translation_pull=1 || echo "translation tool not found, skipping forced commit"
-        git fetch weblate
-        git merge weblate/sc --no-edit
-    else
-        echo "WARN: remote weblate not found, not updating translations"
+if ((should_merge_translations_for_release)); then
+    if [ "$release_type" = "normal" ] && [ "$preview" != 1 ]; then
+        if git remote get-url weblate > /dev/null; then
+            echo "Pulling translations..."
+            translation commit && do_translation_pull=1 || echo "translation tool not found, skipping forced commit"
+            git fetch weblate
+            git merge weblate/sc --no-edit
+        else
+            echo "WARN: remote weblate not found, not updating translations"
+        fi
     fi
 fi