diff --git a/packages/Directory.Build.props b/packages/Directory.Build.props
index 369248f1..47f44582 100644
--- a/packages/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/packages/Directory.Build.props
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     it's only the release pipeline that generates the tag to use for the Github release. This
     is a workaround to get releases out until the pipelines can be refactored to pass in
     the correct version -->
-    <PackageVersion>v3.0.0-release.152</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion>3.0.0-release.152</PackageVersion>
     <PackageLicenseExpression></PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageLicenseFile>license/license.txt</PackageLicenseFile>
     <PackageIcon>images\sqlserver.png</PackageIcon>