diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f3e7a4f7..a42e61c3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ set(GZ_CMAKE_VER ${gz-cmake3_VERSION_MAJOR})
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX pre1)
+gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX)
 
 #============================================================================
 # Set project-specific options