diff --git a/packages/maker/wix/src/MakerWix.ts b/packages/maker/wix/src/MakerWix.ts
index 8850513337..4187b61a6f 100644
--- a/packages/maker/wix/src/MakerWix.ts
+++ b/packages/maker/wix/src/MakerWix.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import MakerBase, { MakerOptions } from '@electron-forge/maker-base';
 import { ForgePlatform } from '@electron-forge/shared-types';
 
+import colors;
+import logSymbols from 'log-symbols';
 import path from 'path';
 
 import { MSICreator, MSICreatorOptions } from 'electron-wix-msi/lib/creator';
@@ -28,10 +30,16 @@ export default class MakerWix extends MakerBase<MakerWixConfig> {
     const outPath = path.resolve(makeDir, `wix/${targetArch}`);
     await this.ensureDirectory(outPath);
 
+    let version = packageJSON.version;
+    if (version.includes('-')) {
+      console.warn(logSymbols.warning, 'WARNING: WiX distributables does not handle prerelease information in the app version, removing it from the MSI'.yellow);
+      version = this.normalizeWindowsVersion(version);
+    }
+
     const creator = new MSICreator(({
       description: packageJSON.description,
       name: appName,
-      version: packageJSON.version,
+      version,
       manufacturer: getNameFromAuthor(packageJSON.author),
       exe: `${appName}.exe`,
       ...this.config,