diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index cbb8ac2f397..076222b1264 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
true
$(MajorVersion).$(MinorVersion).$([MSBuild]::Subtract($(PatchVersion), 1))
+
+ true
+ release