diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index f522e9ed74..d7260e0cea 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     -->
     <IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>false</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>
     <VersionPrefix>17.12.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>preview</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
+    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>release</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Arcade settings">
     <!-- Ensure we use xliff task tool - true is the default but we make it explicit here -->