diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index de46a688a61..8c28d665588 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Version settings">
-    <VersionPrefix>8.0.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>rc</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
+    <VersionPrefix>9.0.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>alpha</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
     <PreReleaseVersionIteration>1</PreReleaseVersionIteration>
     <IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>False</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>
     <IsServicingBuild Condition="'$(PreReleaseVersionLabel)' == 'servicing'">true</IsServicingBuild>