diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 8407c4d82f0..e7d03cf6f60 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
     <PackageValidationBaselineVersion>17.14.8</PackageValidationBaselineVersion>
     <AssemblyVersion>15.1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <PreReleaseVersionLabel>preview</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
-    <!-- differentiate experimental insertions to avoid package id conflicts -->
-    <PreReleaseVersionLabel Condition="'$(IsExperimental)' == 'true'">experimental</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
+
+    <!-- differentiate experimental insertions to avoid package id conflicts, 
+     it has to be alphabetically after "preview" to avoid downgrade errors in VS -->
+    <PreReleaseVersionLabel Condition="'$(IsExperimental)' == 'true'">test</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
     <!--
       Don't use shipping versions when building in the VMR unless the VMR directs the build to use shipping versions.
       This can cause issues when building downstream repos in the orchestrated build if the time MSBuild