diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index b3d380793d..034bdf51e8 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <MajorVersion>10</MajorVersion>
     <MinorVersion>0</MinorVersion>
     <PatchVersion>0</PatchVersion>
+    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>alpha</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
+    <PreReleaseVersionIteration>1</PreReleaseVersionIteration>
     <!-- Opt-out repo features -->
     <UsingToolXliff>false</UsingToolXliff>
   </PropertyGroup>