diff --git a/samples/StatusCodePagesSample/project.json b/samples/StatusCodePagesSample/project.json
index 7a35fd5351..19ab2ff95f 100644
--- a/samples/StatusCodePagesSample/project.json
+++ b/samples/StatusCodePagesSample/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.0.0-*",
   "exclude": [
     "wwwroot"
   ],