diff --git a/golang/releases.js b/golang/releases.js
index 0f5e800..e86ef63 100644
--- a/golang/releases.js
+++ b/golang/releases.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function getAllReleases(request) {
           version: version,
           // all go versions >= 1.0.0 are effectively LTS
           lts: (parts[0] > 0 && release.stable) || false,
-          channel: release.stable || 'beta',
+          channel: release.stable && 'stable' || 'beta',
           date: '1970-01-01', // the world may never know
           os: os,
           arch: arch,