diff --git a/build/Branding.props b/build/Branding.props
index 282dae5b7..a13a74294 100644
--- a/build/Branding.props
+++ b/build/Branding.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <BuildName>cli</BuildName>
-    <SdkBrandName>Microsoft .NET Core SDK 2.1.300 - Preview</SdkBrandName>
+    <SdkBrandName>Microsoft .NET Core SDK $(CliBrandingVersion)</SdkBrandName>
     <MSBuildExtensionsBrandName>.NET Standard Support for Visual Studio 2015</MSBuildExtensionsBrandName>
     <SharedFrameworkBrandName>Microsoft .NET Core Runtime 2.1.0 - Preview</SharedFrameworkBrandName>
     <SharedHostBrandName>Microsoft .NET Core Host 2.1.0 - Preview</SharedHostBrandName>
diff --git a/build/Version.props b/build/Version.props
index 2f23c68c8..c8dd4c795 100644
--- a/build/Version.props
+++ b/build/Version.props
@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@
     <VersionPatch>300</VersionPatch>
     <ReleaseSuffix Condition=" '$(ReleaseSuffix)' == '' ">preview3</ReleaseSuffix>
 
-    <CliVersionPrefix>$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch)-$(ReleaseSuffix)</CliVersionPrefix>
-    <SimpleVersion Condition=" '$(DropSuffix)' == '' ">$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch).$(CommitCount)</SimpleVersion> 
-    <SimpleVersion Condition=" '$(SimpleVersion)' == '' ">$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch)</SimpleVersion> 
+    <CliVersionNoSuffix>$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch)</CliVersionNoSuffix>
+    <CliVersionPrefix>$(CliVersionNoSuffix)-$(ReleaseSuffix)</CliVersionPrefix>
+    <CliBrandingVersion>$(CliVersionNoSuffix) - $(ReleaseSuffix)</CliBrandingVersion>
+    <SimpleVersion Condition=" '$(DropSuffix)' == '' ">$(CliVersionNoSuffix).$(CommitCount)</SimpleVersion>
+    <SimpleVersion Condition=" '$(SimpleVersion)' == '' ">$(CliVersionNoSuffix)</SimpleVersion>
 
-    <VersionSuffix Condition=" '$(DropSuffix)' == '' ">$(ReleaseSuffix)-$(CommitCount)</VersionSuffix> 
+    <VersionSuffix Condition=" '$(DropSuffix)' == '' ">$(ReleaseSuffix)-$(CommitCount)</VersionSuffix>
 
-    <FullNugetVersion>$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch)-$(ReleaseSuffix)-$(CommitCount)</FullNugetVersion> 
+    <FullNugetVersion>$(CliVersionNoSuffix)-$(ReleaseSuffix)-$(CommitCount)</FullNugetVersion>
 
-    <NugetVersion Condition=" '$(DropSuffix)' == '' ">$(FullNugetVersion)</NugetVersion> 
-    <NugetVersion Condition=" '$(NugetVersion)' == '' ">$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch)</NugetVersion> 
+    <NugetVersion Condition=" '$(DropSuffix)' == '' ">$(FullNugetVersion)</NugetVersion>
+    <NugetVersion Condition=" '$(NugetVersion)' == '' ">$(CliVersionNoSuffix)</NugetVersion>
 
     <SdkVersion>$(NugetVersion)</SdkVersion>
-    <SdkNugetVersion>$(NugetVersion)</SdkNugetVersion> 
+    <SdkNugetVersion>$(NugetVersion)</SdkNugetVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>