diff --git a/build/pack.cake b/build/pack.cake
index 342ed6dcaf..6d4e66c160 100644
--- a/build/pack.cake
+++ b/build/pack.cake
@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ Task("Build")
     RunGitVersionOnCI(parameters);
 });
 
+Task("Validate-Version")
+    .IsDependentOn("Build")
+    .Does<BuildParameters>((parameters) =>
+{
+    ValidateVersion(parameters);
+});
+
 #endregion
 
 #region Pack
 Task("Pack-Prepare")
-    .IsDependentOn("Build")
+    .IsDependentOn("Validate-Version")
     .Does<BuildParameters>((parameters) =>
 {
     // publish single file for all native runtimes (self contained)
diff --git a/build/utils/utils.cake b/build/utils/utils.cake
index cac07342a8..cb54e56f6d 100644
--- a/build/utils/utils.cake
+++ b/build/utils/utils.cake
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ public static List<string> ExecGitCmd(this ICakeContext context, string cmd)
     return redirectedOutput.ToList();
 }
 
-
 DirectoryPath HomePath()
 {
     return IsRunningOnWindows()
@@ -122,6 +121,24 @@ GitVersion GetVersion(BuildParameters parameters)
     return gitVersion;
 }
 
+void ValidateVersion(BuildParameters parameters)
+{
+    var gitVersionTool = GetFiles($"artifacts/**/bin/{parameters.CoreFxVersion31}/GitVersion.dll").FirstOrDefault();
+    IEnumerable<string> output;
+    var fullFxResult = StartProcess(
+        "dotnet",
+        new ProcessSettings {
+            Arguments = $"\"{gitVersionTool}\" -version",
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+        },
+        out output
+    );
+
+    var outputStr = string.Concat(output);
+
+    Assert.Equal(parameters.Version.SemVersion, outputStr);
+}
+
 void RunGitVersionOnCI(BuildParameters parameters)
 {
     // set the CI build version number with GitVersion
@@ -129,7 +146,6 @@ void RunGitVersionOnCI(BuildParameters parameters)
     {
         var settings = new GitVersionSettings
         {
-            UpdateAssemblyInfo = true,
             LogFilePath = "console",
             OutputType = GitVersionOutput.BuildServer
         };
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/Extensions/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/Extensions/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 967d567a6a..7c1dbae9b9 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/Extensions/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/Extensions/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
-using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
-[assembly: AssemblyTitle("GitVersionCore")]
-[assembly: AssemblyProduct("GitVersion")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.0.0.0")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("GitVersionTask.Tests")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("GitVersion")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("GitVersionCore.Tests")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("GitVersionExe.Tests")]
-
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("4.0.0+Branch.master.Sha.e715eb5dd515037d90a257f527e62442cae8c1c5")]
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/GitVersionCore.csproj b/src/GitVersionCore/GitVersionCore.csproj
index 2a11d071b1..825087dcad 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/GitVersionCore.csproj
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/GitVersionCore.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
         <RootNamespace>GitVersion</RootNamespace>
-        <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
         <DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\GitVersionCore.xml</DocumentationFile>
         <NoWarn>1591</NoWarn>
 
diff --git a/src/GitVersionExe/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/GitVersionExe/AssemblyInfo.cs
index c441c4413c..32cf4f2a22 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionExe/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionExe/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
-[assembly: AssemblyTitle("GitVersion")]
-[assembly: AssemblyProduct("GitVersion")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.0.0.0")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("GitVersionTask.Tests")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("AcceptanceTests")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("GitVersionExe.Tests")]
-
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("4.0.0+Branch.master.Sha.e715eb5dd515037d90a257f527e62442cae8c1c5")]
diff --git a/src/GitVersionExe/GitVersionExe.csproj b/src/GitVersionExe/GitVersionExe.csproj
index cec50b009a..9cb1cc0f62 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionExe/GitVersionExe.csproj
+++ b/src/GitVersionExe/GitVersionExe.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
         <RootNamespace>GitVersion</RootNamespace>
         <AssemblyName>GitVersion</AssemblyName>
         <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.1;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
-        <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
         <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
         <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
         <DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\GitVersion.xml</DocumentationFile>