diff --git a/build/repo.props b/build/repo.props
index a1e8d612e5..53e1be33f0 100644
--- a/build/repo.props
+++ b/build/repo.props
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <Import Project="dependencies.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- These properties are use by the automation that updates dependencies.props -->
     <LineupPackageId>Internal.AspNetCore.Universe.Lineup</LineupPackageId>
+    <LineupPackageVersion>2.1.0-rc1-*</LineupPackageVersion>
     <LineupPackageRestoreSource>https://dotnet.myget.org/F/aspnetcore-dev/api/v3/index.json</LineupPackageRestoreSource>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/korebuild.json b/korebuild.json
index bd5d51a51b..678d8bb948 100644
--- a/korebuild.json
+++ b/korebuild.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/BuildTools/dev/tools/korebuild.schema.json",
-  "channel": "dev"
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/BuildTools/release/2.1/tools/korebuild.schema.json",
+  "channel": "release/2.1"
 }
diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
index 80bf48baf5..dd341f1ce2 100644
--- a/version.props
+++ b/version.props
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionPrefix>2.1.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <VersionSuffix>preview3</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix>rc1</VersionSuffix>
 
     <ExperimentalVersionPrefix>0.1.0</ExperimentalVersionPrefix>
-    <ExperimentalVersionSuffix>alpha2</ExperimentalVersionSuffix>
+    <ExperimentalVersionSuffix>alpha3</ExperimentalVersionSuffix>
 
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)-final</PackageVersion>