diff --git a/src/redist/targets/Versions.targets b/src/redist/targets/Versions.targets
index 3118748cf..1156ea7db 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/Versions.targets
+++ b/src/redist/targets/Versions.targets
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <VersionMinor>1</VersionMinor>
     <VersionSDKMinor>2</VersionSDKMinor>
     <VersionPatch>00</VersionPatch>
-    <ReleaseSuffix Condition=" '$(ReleaseSuffix)' == '' ">preview1</ReleaseSuffix>
+    <ReleaseSuffix Condition=" '$(ReleaseSuffix)' == '' ">preview</ReleaseSuffix>
     <!--
         When DropSuffix is set to 'true', this branch will produce stable outputs for 'Shipping' packages
     -->