diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
index 4c749bb5d2..0b4b9416cf 100644
--- a/version.props
+++ b/version.props
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>2.2.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.0.0</VersionPrefix>
     <VsixVersion>15.6</VsixVersion>
-    <VersionSuffix>preview1</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>