diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing.csproj
index 33173f515d..158b5f5105 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591</NoWarn>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <PackageTags>aspnetcore;aspnetcoremvc;aspnetcoremvctesting</PackageTags>
-    <VersionSuffix>preview1</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix>alpha1</VersionSuffix>
     <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix)-$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
   </PropertyGroup>