diff --git a/build/SharedVersion.props b/build/SharedVersion.props
index 37d14a5647..b2859c6b18 100644
--- a/build/SharedVersion.props
+++ b/build/SharedVersion.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Product>Avalonia</Product>
-    <Version>12.0.999</Version>
+    <Version>12.0.0-preview2</Version>
     <Authors>Avalonia Team</Authors>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2013-$([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString(`yyyy`)) &#169; The AvaloniaUI Project</Copyright>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://avaloniaui.net/?utm_source=nuget&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=project_homepage_link</PackageProjectUrl>