diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 5aa485820..e54b5c65c 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
     <PreReleaseVersionLabel Condition="'$(StabilizePackageVersion)' != 'true'">preview</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
     <PreReleaseVersionLabel Condition="'$(StabilizePackageVersion)' == 'true' and '$(VersionFeature)' == '00'">rtm</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
     <PreReleaseVersionLabel Condition="'$(StabilizePackageVersion)' == 'true' and '$(VersionFeature)' != '00'">servicing</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
-    <PreReleaseVersionIteration Condition="'$(StabilizePackageVersion)' != 'true'">
-    </PreReleaseVersionIteration>
+    <PreReleaseVersionIteration Condition="'$(StabilizePackageVersion)' != 'true'">0</PreReleaseVersionIteration>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionFeature21>30</VersionFeature21>