diff --git a/scripts/verify-nupkgs.ps1 b/scripts/verify-nupkgs.ps1
index ca37e0fffb..de298b360c 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-nupkgs.ps1
+++ b/scripts/verify-nupkgs.ps1
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ function Unzip
 function Verify-Nuget-Packages($packageDirectory)
 {
     Write-Log "Starting Verify-Nuget-Packages."
-    $expectedNumOfFiles = @{"Microsoft.CodeCoverage" = 29;
+    $expectedNumOfFiles = @{
+                     "Microsoft.CodeCoverage" = 29;
                      "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" = 13;
                      "Microsoft.TestPlatform" = 469;
                      "Microsoft.TestPlatform.Build" = 19;
diff --git a/scripts/vsts-prebuild.ps1 b/scripts/vsts-prebuild.ps1
index f49ad135a2..ba170867ad 100644
--- a/scripts/vsts-prebuild.ps1
+++ b/scripts/vsts-prebuild.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 # Sets variables which are used across the build tasks.
 
-$buildSuffix = $args[0]
-$IsRtmBuild = $args[1]
+param ( 
+  [Parameter(Mandatory)] 
+  [string] $BuildSuffix,
+  [Parameter(Mandatory)] 
+  [string] $IsRtmBuild,
+  [Parameter(Mandatory)] 
+  $Branch
+)
 
 $TP_ROOT_DIR = (Get-Item (Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)).Parent.FullName
 
@@ -11,9 +17,14 @@ $buildPrefix = $TpVersion.Trim()
 
 if ($IsRtmBuild.ToLower() -eq "false") 
 { 
+  if ($null -ne $Branch -and $Branch -like "refs/heads/rel/*")
+  { 
+    $BuildSuffix = $BuildSuffix -replace "preview", "release"
+  }
+
   $packageVersion = $buildPrefix+"-"+$buildSuffix
 } 
-else 
+else
 {
   $packageVersion = $buildPrefix
   $buildSuffix = [string]::Empty
diff --git a/src/vstest.console/CommandLine/Executor.cs b/src/vstest.console/CommandLine/Executor.cs
index 52beddf73e..7c4b033d30 100644
--- a/src/vstest.console/CommandLine/Executor.cs
+++ b/src/vstest.console/CommandLine/Executor.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ internal int Execute(params string[] args)
             }
             else
             {
-                this.PrintSplashScreen();
+                var isDiag = args != null && args.Any(arg => arg.StartsWith("--diag", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                this.PrintSplashScreen(isDiag);
             }
 
             int exitCode = 0;
@@ -375,10 +376,19 @@ private bool ExecuteArgumentProcessor(IArgumentProcessor processor, ref int exit
         /// <summary>
         /// Displays the Company and Copyright splash title info immediately after launch
         /// </summary>
-        private void PrintSplashScreen()
+        private void PrintSplashScreen(bool isDiag)
         {
-            string assemblyVersion = string.Empty;
-            assemblyVersion = Product.Version;
+            string assemblyVersion = Product.Version;
+            if (!isDiag)
+            {
+                var end = Product.Version?.IndexOf("-release");
+
+                if (end >= 0)
+                {
+                    assemblyVersion = Product.Version?.Substring(0, end.Value);
+                }
+            }
+
             string commandLineBanner = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture, CommandLineResources.MicrosoftCommandLineTitle, assemblyVersion);
             this.Output.WriteLine(commandLineBanner, OutputLevel.Information);
             this.Output.WriteLine(CommandLineResources.CopyrightCommandLineTitle, OutputLevel.Information);
diff --git a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/ExecutorUnitTests.cs b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/ExecutorUnitTests.cs
index 0585398afb..3fe3820b8f 100644
--- a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/ExecutorUnitTests.cs
+++ b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/ExecutorUnitTests.cs
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ public void ExecutorPrintsSplashScreenTest()
             Assert.IsNotNull(mockOutput.Messages.First().Message, "First Printed Message cannot be null or empty");
 
             // Just check first 20 characters - don't need to check whole thing as assembly version is variable
-            Assert.IsTrue(
-                mockOutput.Messages.First()
-                    .Message.Contains(CommandLineResources.MicrosoftCommandLineTitle.Substring(0, 20)),
-                "First Printed message must be Microsoft Copyright");
-
-            Assert.IsTrue(mockOutput.Messages.First().Message.EndsWith(assemblyVersion));
+            // "First Printed message must be Microsoft Copyright");
+            StringAssert.Contains(mockOutput.Messages.First().Message, 
+                CommandLineResources.MicrosoftCommandLineTitle.Substring(0, 20));
+
+            var suffixIndex = assemblyVersion.IndexOf("-");
+            var version = suffixIndex == -1 ? assemblyVersion : assemblyVersion.Substring(0, suffixIndex);
+            StringAssert.Contains(mockOutput.Messages.First().Message, 
+                version);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]