diff --git a/run-build.ps1 b/run-build.ps1
index 0c3ed5443..fcc2fbdf8 100644
--- a/run-build.ps1
+++ b/run-build.ps1
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
 # install the post-PJnistic stage0
 $dotnetInstallPath = Join-Path $toolsLocalPath "dotnet-install.ps1"
 
-Write-Host "$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-Host "$dotnetInstallPath -Channel ""release/2.0.0"" -Version ""2.0.0-preview1-005867"" -InstallDir $env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR -Architecture ""$Architecture"""
+Invoke-Expression "$dotnetInstallPath -Channel ""release/2.0.0"" -Version ""2.0.0-preview1-005867"" -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 16cece2d1..bf9f9dc7d 100755
--- a/run-build.sh
+++ b/run-build.sh
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ if [ $EXIT_CODE != 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 # now execute the script
-echo "installing CLI: $dotnetInstallPath --channel \"release/2.0.0\" --install-dir $DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR --architecture \"$ARCHITECTURE\" $LINUX_PORTABLE_INSTALL_ARGS"
-$dotnetInstallPath --channel "release/2.0.0" --install-dir $DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR --architecture "$ARCHITECTURE" $LINUX_PORTABLE_INSTALL_ARGS
+echo "installing CLI: $dotnetInstallPath --channel \"release/2.0.0\" --version \"2.0.0-preview1-005867\" --install-dir $DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR --architecture \"$ARCHITECTURE\" $LINUX_PORTABLE_INSTALL_ARGS"
+$dotnetInstallPath --channel "release/2.0.0" --version "2.0.0-preview1-005867" --install-dir $DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR --architecture "$ARCHITECTURE" $LINUX_PORTABLE_INSTALL_ARGS
 EXIT_CODE=$?
 if [ $EXIT_CODE != 0 ]; then
     echo "run-build: Error: Boot-strapping post-PJ stage0 with exit code $EXIT_CODE." >&2