diff --git a/run-build.ps1 b/run-build.ps1
index d3bb1152b..137c93d65 100644
--- a/run-build.ps1
+++ b/run-build.ps1
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ $env:VSTEST_TRACE_BUILD=1
 # install a stage0
 $dotnetInstallPath = Join-Path $RepoRoot "scripts\obtain\dotnet-install.ps1"
 
-Write-Output "$dotnetInstallPath -Channel ""release/2.0.0"" -InstallDir $env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR -Architecture ""$Architecture"""
-Invoke-Expression "$dotnetInstallPath -Channel ""release/2.0.0"" -InstallDir $env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR -Architecture ""$Architecture"""
+Write-Output "$dotnetInstallPath -Channel ""master"" -InstallDir $env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR -Architecture ""$Architecture"""
+Invoke-Expression "$dotnetInstallPath -Channel ""master"" -InstallDir $env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR -Architecture ""$Architecture"""
 if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
 {
     Write-Output "The .NET CLI installation failed with exit code $LastExitCode"
diff --git a/run-build.sh b/run-build.sh
index 95154cdf6..547c30444 100755
--- a/run-build.sh
+++ b/run-build.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export VSTEST_TRACE_BUILD=1
 export DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP=0
 
 # Install a stage 0
-(set -x ; "$REPOROOT/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh" --channel "release/2.0.0" --install-dir "$DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR" --architecture "$ARCHITECTURE" $LINUX_PORTABLE_INSTALL_ARGS)
+(set -x ; "$REPOROOT/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh" --channel "master" --install-dir "$DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR" --architecture "$ARCHITECTURE" $LINUX_PORTABLE_INSTALL_ARGS)
 
 EXIT_CODE=$?
 if [ $EXIT_CODE != 0 ]; then