diff --git a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/PrepareTargets.cs b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/PrepareTargets.cs
index 0600bce7b..f4fb21ae5 100644
--- a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/PrepareTargets.cs
+++ b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/PrepareTargets.cs
@@ -101,16 +101,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
                 return c.Failed($"Stage 0 directory does not exist: {stage0}");
             }
 
-            // Identify the version
-            string versionFile = Directory.GetFiles(stage0, ".version", SearchOption.AllDirectories).FirstOrDefault();
+            // // Identify the version
+            // string versionFile = Directory.GetFiles(stage0, ".version", SearchOption.AllDirectories).FirstOrDefault();
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(versionFile))
-            {
-                throw new Exception($"'.version' file not found in '{stage0}' folder");
-            }
+            // if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(versionFile))
+            // {
+            //     throw new Exception($"'.version' file not found in '{stage0}' folder");
+            // }
 
-            var version = File.ReadAllLines(versionFile);
-            c.Info($"Using Stage 0 Version: {version[1]}");
+            // var version = File.ReadAllLines(versionFile);
+            // c.Info($"Using Stage 0 Version: {version[1]}");
 
             return c.Success();
         }