Unable to use <Version> in .csproj with --version-suffix during dotnet pack

Steps to reproduce

• dotnet new classlib
• Edit .csproj and add <Version>1.0.0-*</Version> (see dotnet-pack command)
• dotnet restore
• dotnet pack --version-suffix XXX

Expected behavior

Successfully created package 'Project.1.0.0-XXX.nupkg

Actual behavior

Invalid NuGet version string: '1.0.0-*'

The --version-suffix value only seems to work when the <Version> element is not present in the .csproj file. In this case, the expected package is generated.

Environment data

dotnet --info output: .NET Command Line Tools (1.0.0-rc4-004771)

Product Information: Version: 1.0.0-rc4-004771 Commit SHA-1 hash: d881d45b75

Runtime Environment: OS Name: Windows OS Version: 10.0.14393 OS Platform: Windows RID: win10-x64 Base Path: C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\1.0.0-rc4-004771

[dasMulli]

For reference, the logic is defined here.

[dasMulli]

@WolfyUK the idea is that you don’t specify <Version> but <VersionPrefix>1.0.0</…> and the SDK will then derive the Version from how these properties are set.