diff --git a/build/Version.props b/build/Version.props
index 97a01c36e..ff1c1f5ff 100644
--- a/build/Version.props
+++ b/build/Version.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <VersionMajor>2</VersionMajor>
     <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
     <VersionPatch>0</VersionPatch>
-    <ReleaseSuffix>preview3</ReleaseSuffix>
+    <ReleaseSuffix Condition=" '$(ReleaseSuffix)' == '' ">preview3</ReleaseSuffix>
 
     <CliVersionPrefix>$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch)-$(ReleaseSuffix)</CliVersionPrefix>
     <SimpleVersion Condition=" '$(DropSuffix)' == '' ">$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch).$(CommitCount)</SimpleVersion>