diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 457b0307f..016e47399 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ fi
 echo Building dotnet tools verison - $DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION
 
 $DIR/scripts/bootstrap.sh
-$DIR/scripts/package.sh $1
+$DIR/scripts/package.sh
diff --git a/package_tool/package_tool b/package_tool/package_tool
index 7689adfea..aa9a5f08f 100755
--- a/package_tool/package_tool
+++ b/package_tool/package_tool
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # Takes Parameters:
-#   $0 = Input Directory
-#   $1 = Output Directory
+#   $1 = Input Directory
+#   $2 = Output Directory
+#   $3 = Package Version
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 ## Load Functions ##
 source $SCRIPT_DIR/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh
 
-INPUT_DIR=$1
-OUTPUT_DIR=$2
+INPUT_DIR="$1"
+OUTPUT_DIR="$2"
+INPUT_PACKAGE_VERSION="$3"
 
 # Special Input Directories + Paths
 ABSOLUTE_PLACEMENT_DIR="${INPUT_DIR}/\$"
 PACKAGE_ROOT_PLACEMENT_DIR="${INPUT_DIR}/package_root"
 
-# Output Directories
-
 # Inputs
 INPUT_SAMPLES_DIR="$INPUT_DIR/samples"
 INPUT_DOCS_DIR="$INPUT_DIR/docs"
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ parse_config_and_set_env_vars(){
     extract_base_cmd="python $SCRIPT_DIR/scripts/extract_json_value.py"
 
     PACKAGE_NAME=$($extract_base_cmd $CONFIG "package_name")
-    PACKAGE_VERSION=$($extract_base_cmd $CONFIG "release.package_version")
+    
+    # Override JSON Defined Version w/ Cmd Line ARG
+    if [ -z $INPUT_PACKAGE_VERSION ]; then
+        PACKAGE_VERSION=$($extract_base_cmd $CONFIG "release.package_version")
+    else
+        PACKAGE_VERSION=$INPUT_PACKAGE_VERSION
+    fi
 
     PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR="${OUTPUT_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
     INSTALL_ROOT="/usr/share/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
diff --git a/scripts/package-debian.sh b/scripts/package-debian.sh
index 97c6e87ad..ee9da11ed 100755
--- a/scripts/package-debian.sh
+++ b/scripts/package-debian.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
 source "$DIR/_common.sh"
 
 if [ "$UNAME" != "Linux" ]; then
-    errro "Debian Package build only supported on Linux"
+    error "Debian Package build only supported on Linux"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ create_debian_package(){
 
     mkdir -p $PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR
 
-    $REPO_ROOT/package_tool/package_tool $PACKAGE_LAYOUT_DIR $PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR
+    $REPO_ROOT/package_tool/package_tool $PACKAGE_LAYOUT_DIR $PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR $DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION
 }
 
 test_debian_package(){
@@ -76,4 +76,3 @@ test_debian_package(){
 execute
 
 DEBIAN_FILE=$(find $PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR -iname "*.deb")
-$DIR/publish.sh $DEBIAN_FILE
diff --git a/scripts/package.sh b/scripts/package.sh
index 26bdb2c2f..fcaefd059 100755
--- a/scripts/package.sh
+++ b/scripts/package.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
 # Create Dnvm Package
 $DIR/package-dnvm.sh
 
-if [[ "$1" == "debian" ]]; then
+if [[ "$(uname)" == "Linux" ]]; then
     # Create Debian package
     $DIR/package-debian.sh
 fi