diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index 5347528f9..b95c51715 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ jobs:
           MSBUILD_PATH: ${{ steps.setupmsbuild.outputs.msbuildPath }}
         run: |
           name="$(basename "$ZIP_FILE" ".zip")"
-          "${MSBUILD_PATH}\MSBuild.exe" ./build/windows/gh.wixproj -p:SourceDir="$PWD" -p:OutputPath="$PWD" -p:OutputName="$name" -p:ProductVersion="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
+          version="$(echo -e ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v} | sed s/-.*$//)"
+          "${MSBUILD_PATH}\MSBuild.exe" ./build/windows/gh.wixproj -p:SourceDir="$PWD" -p:OutputPath="$PWD" -p:OutputName="$name" -p:ProductVersion="$version"
       - name: Obtain signing cert
         id: obtain_cert
         env: