diff --git a/build/Compile.targets b/build/Compile.targets
index 7e0c09663..46bd73262 100644
--- a/build/Compile.targets
+++ b/build/Compile.targets
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@
       <Move SourceFiles="@(NETCore10Assemblies->'$(SdkOutputDirectory)/%(Filename)%(Extension).bak')"
             DestinationFiles="@(NETCore10Assemblies)" />
 
-      <!-- Generate .version file -->
-      <WriteLinesToFile File="$(SdkOutputDirectory)/.version"
-                        Lines="$(CommitHash);$(SdkVersion);$(Rid)"
-                        Overwrite="true" />
-
       <ItemGroup>
         <MSBuildTargetsToCopy Include="$(MSBuildTargetsDirectory)/**/*.targets" />
         <MSBuildTargetsToCopy Include="$(MSBuildTargetsDirectory)/**/*.Targets" />
diff --git a/src/redist/redist.csproj b/src/redist/redist.csproj
index ca8096348..fcd5c6848 100644
--- a/src/redist/redist.csproj
+++ b/src/redist/redist.csproj
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
           DestinationFiles="@(SharedFramework->'$(StageDirectory)/%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />
   </Target>
 
+  <Target Name="PublishVersionFile"
+          BeforeTargets="Publish">
+
+    <WriteLinesToFile File="$(SdkOutputDirectory)/.version"
+                      Lines="$(CommitHash);$(SdkVersion);$(Rid)"
+                      Overwrite="true" />
+  </Target>
+
   <Target Name="GenerateCliRuntimeConfigurationFiles"
           AfterTargets="Publish">
     <RemoveAssetFromDepsPackages DepsFile="$(PublishDir)/$(TargetName).deps.json"