diff --git a/src/dotnet-user-secrets/dotnet-user-secrets.csproj b/src/dotnet-user-secrets/dotnet-user-secrets.csproj
index 2dfaeaed6d..1cf77f60c0 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-user-secrets/dotnet-user-secrets.csproj
+++ b/src/dotnet-user-secrets/dotnet-user-secrets.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- 3rd party binary -->
-    <SignedPackageFile Include="$(PublishDir)Newtonsoft.Json.dll" PackagePath="tools/$(TargetFramework)/any/Newtonsoft.Json.dll" Certificate="$(AssemblySigningCertName)" />
+    <SignedPackageFile Include="$(PublishDir)Newtonsoft.Json.dll" PackagePath="tools/$(TargetFramework)/any/Newtonsoft.Json.dll" Certificate="$(AssemblySigning3rdPartyCertName)" />
 
     <!-- Exclude files that should already be signed -->
     <ExcludePackageFileFromSigning Include="$(PublishDir)Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.dll" PackagePath="tools/$(TargetFramework)/any/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.dll" />
diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
index 8e1b82ec61..0b4b9416cf 100644
--- a/version.props
+++ b/version.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionPrefix>3.0.0</VersionPrefix>
     <VsixVersion>15.6</VsixVersion>
-    <VersionSuffix>preview3</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix>alpha1</VersionSuffix>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)-final</PackageVersion>
     <VsixVersion Condition="'$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VsixVersion).$(BuildNumber)</VsixVersion>